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Kaiser Permanente's CEO on the evolution of health care

Nov 7, 2018
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Maine voters will decide on a universal home care initiative for seniors funded by a tax on higher income earners

by Patty Wight
Nov 1, 2018
As the U.S. population over age 65 grows, so will demand for long-term care. Maine voters will consider a possible solution at the ballot box on Nov. 6: universal home care. But should it be paid for by taxing high income earners?
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Are you covered? It's open enrollment time for health insurance plans in most states

by Jed Kim
Nov 1, 2018
Premiums for Obamacare policies have decreased but not as much as they might have.
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Trump aims to lower drug prices by basing them off what other countries pay

by Ben Bradford
Oct 26, 2018
The president said prices could be lowered as much as 30 percent.
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Trump aims to lower drug prices by basing them off what other countries pay

by Ben Bradford
Oct 26, 2018
The president said prices could be lowered as much as 30 percent.
A pharmacist fills a prescription drug order at a pharmacy in Chicago, Ill.
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How big data can identify doctors who overprescribe opioids and avoid potential costs

by Blake Farmer
Oct 19, 2018
The opioid crisis is estimated to cost $500 billion a year.
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How big data can identify doctors who overprescribe opioids and avoid potential costs

by Blake Farmer
Oct 19, 2018
The opioid crisis is estimated to cost $500 billion a year.
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Here's why Obamacare premiums are going down for the first time

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 12, 2018
It's "really about returning excess profits," a Kaiser Family Foundation executive says.
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The high economic toll of mental illness

by Tracey Samuelson
Oct 10, 2018
Costs are often indirect, such as not being able to work.
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Out-of-pocket expenses increase with health care hikes

by Erika Beras
Oct 4, 2018
Health care costs keep going up and businesses are passing some of those costs down to their employees. A new Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that employers are paying on average about $20,000 a year for each employee’s family health plan — that’s a 5 percent increase from last year. We look into how those increasing […]
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