Tag: Health-care Policy

The health law goes graphic

The health law goes graphic

Two years after the passage of the federal health law, more than 40 percent of people say they know little or nothing about how it will affect them. Now a new book in adult comic-strip for seeks to explain the ins and outs of the new legislation.

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January 10, 2012 | 0 Comments More
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Health spending slowed in 2010

The recession had a lot to do with the trend: With fewer people insured, and private insurers generally picking up less of the cost, patients went to the doctor and hospital less.

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January 9, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Should doctors be ‘parsimonious’ about health care?

Should doctors be ‘parsimonious’ about health care?

A major medical group issued ethical guidelines that take the provocative position of urging doctors to consider cost-effectiveness when deciding how to treat their patients.

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January 4, 2012 | 0 Comments More
Health law may accelerate growth in urgent care centers

Health law may accelerate growth in urgent care centers

Besides their convenience, urgent care centers attract patients because their fees at least half those charged at a hospital ERs. Those lower fees have drawn the attention of hospitals and insurers — both of which increasingly see the facilities as a way to hold down costs and boost their bottom lines.

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December 8, 2011 | 0 Comments More
Essay contest: When were you made aware of the true cost of care?

Essay contest: When were you made aware of the true cost of care?

Goal is to draw attention to how individual clinicians and patients can identify and act to curb excessive health care spending.

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September 13, 2010 | 0 Comments More
Video: Cancer patients struggle to pay their medical bills

Video: Cancer patients struggle to pay their medical bills

The cost of cancer care can impoverish even patients with health insurance. The American Cancer Society in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation have made a documentary about three cancer patients who must struggle to pay their bills. To read our coverage of the report on the costs of cancer care by the American Cancer [...]

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February 24, 2009 | 0 Comments More
Physicians for National Health Program meeting – Wednesday evening, Dec. 17

Physicians for National Health Program meeting – Wednesday evening, Dec. 17

The Western Washington Chapter of a Physicians for a National Health Program, a group that supports the establishment of a single-payer health-care system for the United States, will hold its monthly meeting this Wednesday evening, Dec. 17. The meeting will focus on responding to President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team’s call for community discussions on health-care [...]

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December 12, 2008 | 0 Comments More