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Why health care is like a Rubik's Cube

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Apr 12, 2017
Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal talks about her new book and the danger of all-or-nothing politics.
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Self-learning machines predict life and death

by Molly Wood and Sean McHenry
Mar 28, 2017
Dr. Ziad Obermeyer says the seriously ill want 'objective predictions about how long they have to live.'
"The impetus for a lot of my work is that machines can see the world and can see patients in ways that we cannot as doctors," Dr. Ziad Obermeyer says.
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Rural hospital in Georgia faces financial difficulties

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 17, 2017
Irwin County Hospital is one of many in the country that are struggling to keep their doors open.
Irwin County Hospital in Ocilla, Georgia, has been struggling to keep its doors open for patients. It recently had to lay off about 20 staff members.
Elly Yu
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The race is on to mark up the Affordable Care Act replacement

by Adam Allington
Mar 8, 2017
Committee work has begun on the process of marking up the GOP alternative to the Affordable Care Act. But while Obamacare took months to craft, Republican lawmakers are trying to move through their repeal-and-replace bill much swifter. Committee markup on a bill of this size would normally take weeks, but in this case, Republicans are […]
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Who scores the GOP's revised health plan and its costs?

by Adam Allington
Mar 7, 2017
The Congressional Budget Office figures the price of new legislation and tries to predict behavioral changes.
Tom Price, U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services, compares a copy of the Affordable Care Act, right, and a copy of the new House Republican health care bill at the White House daily press briefing.
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Nation’s mayors hold 'day of action' on ACA

by Amy Scott
Feb 22, 2017
Civic leaders sound an alarm on repealing the Affordable Care Act without a replacement.
Dr. Martha Perez examines Maria Lebron in a room at the Community Health of South Florida, Doris Ison Health Center.
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Mayo Clinic's hometown looks to become the 'Silicon Valley of medicine'

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 14, 2017
Rochester, Minnesota, has a $6.5 billion 20-year development plan to compete for top talent and spur innovation.
The Mayo Clinic, located in downtown Rochester, Minnesota, is part of an effort to spur innovation and economic development.
Jerry Olson
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How Trump’s immigration ban could worsen rural doctor shortage

by Dan Gorenstein
Feb 2, 2017
There’s a big problem with doctors in rural areas — there aren’t enough to go around. One solution has been to hire foreign-born doctors, which is why President Donald Trump’s recent immigration ban has a lot of people in rural areas worried. How will this reduce the number of available physicians and other medical professionals […]
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Possible changes to Medicaid

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 23, 2017
Block grants to states could mean big cuts.
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The health care industry is taking a stand against the maker of EpiPen

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 13, 2017
As we all know, the maker of EpiPen, Mylan, has engaged in price gouging. But this week, the larger health care industry sent a strong message that they are not going to stand for it. On Wednesday, Cigna announced it would only cover the generic version of EpiPen. On Thursday, CVS announced a deal with […]
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