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A health plan to encourage seniors to get the care they need

by Dan Gorenstein
Jun 6, 2017
A House committee is set to hold a hearing on a plan to lower costs for people on Medicare. The bipartisan legislation would let Medicare make some basic services cheaper for patients with chronic conditions. A diabetes patient who’s prone to blindness, for example, would get cheaper eye exams. It’s a model private insurers are […]
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Breaking down the new CBO score on the House's health care act

by Kai Ryssdal
May 24, 2017
The Congressional Budget Office estimates 23 million more Americans will be without insurance by 2026 under the amended bill.
President Trump and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan in the White House Rose Garden after the House of Representative passed the health care bill on May 4.
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How health care is healing Erie's ailing economy

by Erika Beras
May 24, 2017
The city's two biggest hospital systems employ nearly 7,000 people.
Health care “is a very, very core thing to the community,” said Marc Bryant, a former paper mill engineer who is now a nurse at UPMC Hamot.
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What's your best recipe for under $25?

by Marketplace Contributor
May 22, 2017
Marketplace Weekend wants to hear how you eat well on a budget.
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The long tradition of being bored at work

by Bridget Bodnar
May 19, 2017
Sometimes, you just have to get through it, says Mary Mann, author of "Yawn: Adventures in Boredom."
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Science researchers brace for possible federal funding cuts

by Marketplace Contributor
May 18, 2017
'Uncertainty means that you can’t hire people or you can’t start a new project,' one researcher says.
At Brandeis University, Avital Rodal studies, among other things, diseases like Lou Gehrig’s and Alzheimer’s.
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Medicare's free wellness visits sound great, but in practice, there are challenges

by Dan Gorenstein
May 4, 2017
They're meant to help doctors identify potential problems early on. But what's the outcome?
In wellness visits, physicians gather medical and family history, update lists of the patient's prescriptions and conduct lots of screenings.
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As consumers buy fresher options, food giants like Kraft and Mondelez are scrambling

by Annie Baxter
May 3, 2017
Quarterly earnings from several big food manufacturers will be announced this week, including the maker of Oreos and Ritz crackers, Mondelez. Kraft, Heinz and Kellogg will report their earnings later in the week. Packaged foods manufacturers have hit a rough patch in recent years as some consumers spurn big brands in favor of healthy, less […]
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Need a home health aide? Here's why finding one may be a challenge

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
May 1, 2017
Also, we want to hear from you: Do you or a family member need a home caregiver and can't find one? If you're a home caregiver, what's your industry like?
The home healthcare industry has a shortage of workers.
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President Trump might withhold ACA subsidy payments

by Andy Uhler
Apr 13, 2017
Trump said he wants Democrats to negotiate on health care.
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