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Demand for safety-net care remains high in Massachusetts
Massachusetts, whose 2006 healthcare overhaul provided a template for the landmark national law signed by President Obama last year, has already demonstrated that it is possible to achieve almost universal health coverage.
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Joseph Hittelman dies at 100; physician persecuted in McCarthy era
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Health officials ease requirements for states' insurance exchanges
The Obama administration moved Monday to ease some requirements on states to help them set up new insurance exchanges in 2014, a key feature...
Medicare guidance is here
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Predicting the best and worst stock mutual fund sectors in the first half of this year looked too easy, in hindsight: You just needed to...
Michelle Obama's common-sense healthcare advice is the real Obamacare
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When advance directives are not honored, and how to get data on medical prices
When I checked into a surgical center recently for a procedure that required general anesthesia, I presented my advance healthcare...
Elderly mother takes issue with daughter's doctorly caution
My mother has always had a special way of teaching me lessons, and a recent discussion about her healthcare was no exception.
Don't let under-26 son go without insurance
My son graduates from USC this year. He doesn't have a job lined up with health insurance. Because he is under 26 years old, we can put...
Air pollution: Obama administration seeks stricter limits on mercury pollution from power plants
Mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants is declining nationally after years of increases, prompted by laws in Illinois and more...
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Anthem to boost deductibles on some individual plans
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