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Lack of competition might hamper health exchanges
Currently Alabama, Hawaii, Michigan, Delaware, Alaska, North Dakota, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Wyoming and Nebraska all are dominated by a single insurance company.
Credit card debt leads some to skip medical care
People with outstanding credit card or medical debt were more likely to delay or avoid medical or dental care, according to a new study. Other debts, such as having student loans, housing loans or car loans were not associated with forgoing care.
Microbial molecules in our blood may influence how our cells function
In an unexpected finding, scientists in Seattle have found small molecules from bacteria, fungi and other organisms in human blood that could be influencing how our bodies function.
New guidelines may drop birth control training rule
New rules under consideration would drop existing requirements that family medicine residents be required to undergo training in contraception and counseling women with unintended pregnancies
Washington state disciplines healthcare providers
Washington State Department of Health takes disciplinary actions against health care providers, including suspensions and revocations of licenses, certifications, or registrations of providers in the state — April 22nd update
Take care when cleaning areas where rats and bats have been
The time for spring cleaning is here, and with it, the risk of exposure to serious animal-carried diseases like hantavirus and rabies.
Nurses fighting state by state for minimum staffing laws
How many nurses does it take to run a hospital?
Seattle Children’s doctor offers spring safety tips for parents and kids
The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer and kids are spending more time outdoors. But with spring also comes the occasional bump, bruise, bite, rash and fall. How can parents help their kids avoid injury?
FDA launches new consumer outreach website
This week the FDA launches its Patient Network website through which the agency says it seeks to engage patients and consumers as partners, and encourage them to share ideas and concerns about the medical product development process.
Questions arise about robotic surgery’s cost, effectiveness
Health plans generally pay for robotic surgery like any other surgical procedure, but that could change as research helps make clear when robotic-assisted surgery does and doesn’t improve outcomes.
Healthcare scammers prey on seniors
Law enforcement agencies report an increase in phone scams by fraudsters who prey on the public’s confusion over the massive changes to the health care system.
Washington’s marijuana law may fall under state’s “power to decide” what’s criminal – report
New laws legalizing recreational marijuana use in Washington and Colorado probably fall under the states’ “power to decide what is criminal and what is not,” according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
Get out and go
Outdoor activity may provide more benefits than staying inside.
Getting out into nature can also help you revitalize and ramp up your routine!
Make the most of Earth Day by enjoying the outdoors this week
Bipartisan Center offers plan to cut health spending
The plan offers more than 50 recommendations that would cut the federal deficit by about $560 billion over the next decade. About $300 billion of those savings would come from Medicare.
Beginning end-of-life care at the dinner table
Michael Hebb wants Americans to engage in a conversation about how they want to die, a conversation that could change the high cost of caring for the terminally ill and grant patients their ultimate requests.
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