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The soaring cost of a simple breath
By New York Times | October 14, 2013
Asthma can usually be well controlled with drugs. But being able to afford prescription medications often requires top-notch insurance or plenty of disposable income, and time to hunt for bargains.
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Late News: State insurance exchanges may introduce risk, Moody's says
By Beth Kutscher | October 12, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
A credit analyst for not-for-profit healthcare providers cautions that the new state health insurance exchanges may introduce more short-term risk than benefit.
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Some still arguing for a national patient identifier
By Joseph Conn | October 11, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Who's still stumping for a national patient identifier? “I want an identifier,” said Joey Sudomir, CIO at Texas Health Partners, Arlington, and Bill Spooner is right there with him.
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Vital Signs
Moody's warns exchanges could carry more short-term risk than benefit
By Beth Kutscher | October 11, 2013
A credit analyst for not-for-profit healthcare providers is cautioning that the new state health insurance exchanges may introduce more short-term risk than benefit.
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Vital Signs
Federal insurance exchange introduces window-shopping
By Maureen McKinney | October 11, 2013
Many people visiting the federal government's health insurance marketplace in 36 states complained that they couldn't window-shop for health plans without creating an account.
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Reform Update: Provider-network info on insurance exchanges varies by state
By Maureen McKinney | October 10, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Certain states are performing better than others in providing consumers with information about in-network doctors and hospitals for the various plans.
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CIOs seek consensus on record ID and consent management
By Joseph Conn | October 10, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Some healthcare CIOs hope to create a platform for dialogue and to create consensus around two sensitive privacy issues—patient record identification and consent management.
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Poll finds health exchange rollout gets poor reviews
By Jennifer Agiesta and Nancy Benac / Associated Press | October 10, 2013
The government's new health insurance marketplaces are drawing lots of rotten tomatoes in early reviews, but people are at least checking them out.
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New Calif. law expands who can perform abortions
By Laura Olson / Associated Press | October 10, 2013
Nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants in California will be allowed to perform a type of early abortion under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.
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HHS works to fix insurance marketplace glitches
By Maureen McKinney | October 09, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Federal officials say they have identified and can fix the biggest flaws in their online insurance marketplace after an inaugural week marked by system outages and long wait times.
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