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Having failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, Congress is now working on a tax overhaul. But it turns out the tax bills in the House and…
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Americans are spending billions of dollars each year on long-term care for older adults, and many are struggling to figure out how to pay for care for a…
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President-elect Donald Trump has picked Seema Verma, a healthcare consultant who has helped shape health policy in Indiana, for a key role in the federal…
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This piece first aired on NPR's Latino USA. Margarita came to Indianapolis 13 years ago to help her sister, who had been diagnosed with brain cancer.…
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Every day, at least one doctor in the economically challenged U.S. territory moves to Florida and other states where they're well-paid and better jobs abound.
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The agency plans to reduce the incentive for doctors to use the most expensive drugs and link prices to patient outcomes, perhaps paying less when patients have to be admitted to a hospital.
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This year, for the first time, Medicare is reimbursing physicians for the time spent discussing patients’ preferences for care at the end of life. For Dr.…
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Maryland has flipped financial incentives for hospitals. They get paid a set amount each year and can make money when patients are healthy and don't need hospital care.
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Medicare's prescription drug program spent nearly $4.6 billion in the first half of this year on expensive new cures for the liver disease hepatitis C -…
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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) announced plans Thursday to introduce new legislation intended to lower…