Children’s Insurance, Other Health Programs Funded — For Now — In Bill

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Use Our Content This Kaiser Health News story can be republished for free (details). More Stories To Republish The bill passed by Congress late Thursday to keep most of the federal government funded for another month also provided a temporary reprieve to a number of health programs in danger of running out of money, most […]

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Not-So-Happy New Year: Alabama Set To Toss Kids Off Insurance Plan Starting Jan. 1

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Use Our Content This Kaiser Health News story can be republished for free (details). More Stories To Republish Citing Congress’ failure to restore federal funding of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, Alabama plans to drop 7,000 kids from coverage on New Year’s Day, the first step to shutting down coverage for everyone, state officials said […]

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Pace Of U.S. Health Spending Slows In 2016

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Use Our Content This Kaiser Health News story can be republished for free (details). More Stories To Republish U.S. health spending rose to $3.3 trillion in 2016, but the pace slowed compared to the previous two years as demand for drugs, hospital care and physician services weakened, according to a federal study released Wednesday. The […]

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Dangling A Carrot For Patients To Take Healthy Steps: Does It Work?

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Patricia Alexander knew she needed a mammogram but just couldn’t find the time. “Every time I made an appointment, something would come up,” said Alexander, 53, who lives in Moreno Valley, Calif. Over the summer, her doctor’s office, part of Vantage Medical Group, promised her a $25 Target gift card if she got the exam. […]

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NAHC Executive VP Andrea Devoti on the Path Forward for Home Health

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One of the most important additions to the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) in many years has been Andrea Devoti, the executive vice president, who came to NAHC with a vision of changing education at meetings to better reflect the needs of our members and non-member attendees. For those few who may […]

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