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Nelson Mandela's health: Is it time to let go? - CBS News

Nelson Mandela's health: Is it time to let go?
CBS News
It's been more than two days since the last public comment on Mandela's health, and there's a fear here that no news is bad news. Mandela family members are now said to be finally coming to terms on the issue; how much medical intervention for an old ...

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Health-Insurance Exchanges Are Falling Behind Schedule - Wall Street Journal

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Health-Insurance Exchanges Are Falling Behind Schedule
Wall Street Journal
Government officials have missed several deadlines in setting up new health-insurance exchanges for small businesses and consumers—a key part of the federal health overhaul—and there is a risk they won't be ready to open on time in October, Congress ...
Health Exchanges Behind Schedule Still May Be AffordableBloomberg
Health insurance exchanges are falling behind schedule, GAO report saysKansas City Star
Gov't Report: Smooth Launch Unsure for Health LawTIME
Kaiser Health News -Nashville Business Journal (blog) -MarketWatch
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Kim Kardashian early delivery may have been due to preeclampsia health scare ... - New York Daily News

New York Daily News

Kim Kardashian early delivery may have been due to preeclampsia health scare ...
New York Daily News
Kim's swollen feet may be due to preeclampsia. "The condition can cause complications for other organs," said Dr. Natalie K. Stevens of Upper East Side Women's Health, who is unaffiliated with Kardashian. "Women could have headaches, abdominal pain, ...

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Risky Health Insurance Bets Could Backfire for Small Employers - Businessweek

Risky Health Insurance Bets Could Backfire for Small Employers
Businessweek
A growing number of small businesses have tried to reduce their health-care costs in recent years by replacing traditional insurance with self-insured plans. That means that instead of buying policies from big insurers such as Aetna (AET) or WellPoint ...

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The polling on 'Obamacare' - Washington Post

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The polling on 'Obamacare'
Washington Post
Welcome to Health Reform Watch, Sarah Kliff's regular look at how the Affordable Care Act is changing the American health-care system — and being changed by it. Sandhya Somashekhar is filling in while Sarah's away, and you can reach her with questions ...
Yes, Young Adults DO Value Health Insurance, Poll ShowsKQED (blog)
Most Young Americans Want To Buy Health Insurance, But They Can't Afford ItThinkProgress
OVERNIGHT HEALTH: 'Young invincibles' want coverageThe Hill (blog)
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Are slower-growing health care costs temporary or permanent? - Washington Post

Boston Globe

Are slower-growing health care costs temporary or permanent?
Washington Post
It's one of the hottest debates in health care: Is the historically slow growth in health spending in recent years due to the lingering effects of the recession, or is it a fundamental change that augurs well for the future? The implications are huge ...
Health-Care Cost Inflation on Track to Slow in 2014: ReportCNBC.com
Young Adults Want Health Insurance, Don't Feel 'Invincible,' New Obamacare ...Huffington Post
Fewer Young Americans Lack Health Care CoverageWebMD
Boston Globe -CNNMoney -Washington Guardian
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Study: Smarter medication use could save $213B in health care costs - CBS News

CBS News

Study: Smarter medication use could save $213B in health care costs
CBS News
TRENTON, N.J. If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, ...
Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costsTbo.com
How to Cut $200 Billion in Health Care CostsAARP News (blog)

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Groups launch multimillion-dollar push to promote health-care law, sign up the ... - Washington Post (blog)

Groups launch multimillion-dollar push to promote health-care law, sign up the ...
Washington Post (blog)
The race is on to sign up uninsured Americans for health-care coverage this fall, with a number of large national advocacy groups launching aggressive, multimillion-dollar campaigns this summer aimed at promoting President Obama's health-care law.
Enroll America Launches Health-Insurance PushWall Street Journal (blog)
Obama's army of supporters to man the trenches in new health care pushWashington Times

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AMA Says It's Time To Call Obesity A Disease - NPR

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AMA Says It's Time To Call Obesity A Disease
NPR
While the American Medical Association may not have the clout it once did, it's still the largest single group of doctors making waves about health and the practice of medicine. So it's not nothing when the AMA's House of Delegates approves a measure ...
Local health experts support obesity being classified a diseaseWRCB-TV
AMA says large health insurers are processing claims faster, more accurately ...Plain Dealer (blog)
AMA Declares Obesity a DiseaseABC News
KHAS-TV -Kaiser Health News -RedOrbit
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Health Insurer's App Helps Users Track Themselves - MIT Technology Review

Health Insurer's App Helps Users Track Themselves
MIT Technology Review
A smartphone app that launches this week from the health insurance company Aetna helps users monitor their own health-tracking data. As costs spiral upward, health-care companies could eventually turn to such apps as a way to encourage healthy ...