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Health care
Using data to treat the sickest and most expensive patients
Apr 24, 2014
"Super-utilizers" are one of the most pressing healthcare policy questions. And there is a striking lack of research.
Sebelius resigns after Obamacare woes
by
Shea Huffman
and David Gura
Apr 10, 2014
The HHS secretary announced she will step down after presiding over the rocky rollout of the ACA.
When rural hospitals close, towns struggle to stay open
by
Adam Ragusea
Apr 10, 2014
Rural hospitals are closing at a rate that’s starting to get some politicians’ attention.
What to do when healthcare isn't enough
Apr 3, 2014
Social services are not always in step with medical care.
Being uninsured versus underinsured
Mar 25, 2014
The deadline to sign up for health insurance approaches
How many stars? Affordable Care Act user reviews
Mar 14, 2014
The March 31 enrollment deadline to sign up for Affordable Care Act benefits is about two weeks away. And this is the big one. Get covered, or start paying a penalty.
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Hospitals are sharing data to save lives
Feb 14, 2014
Sharing data and best practices have caused dramatic savings
For public good, not for profit.
Finding value in health care and #obamacarewitherin
Feb 14, 2014
62 percent of new health insurance enrollees have chosen the Silver plan. What does that mean, anyway?
Study casts doubt on value of mammograms
Feb 12, 2014
But years of awareness campaigns and PSAs have patients asking for them, and doctors prescribing
Robyn Beck
CVS to stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco by Oct. 1
Feb 5, 2014
The realization that cigarettes and pharmacies are a very odd pairing.