Tag: affordable
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U.S. attorneys argue Aetna-Humana deal violates antitrust law
A U.S. Justice Department attorney told a federal judge on Monday that health insurer Aetna Inc's planned acquisition of Humana Inc would break antitrust law by reducing competition in Medicare Advantage and Obamacare exchange businesses, kicking off a trial expected to last weeks. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit in July asking the court to…
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U.S. attorneys argue Aetna-Humana deal violates antitrust law
A U.S. Justice Department attorney told a federal judge on Monday that health insurer Aetna Inc's planned acquisition of Humana Inc would break antitrust law by reducing competition in Medicare Advantage and Obamacare exchange businesses, kicking off a trial expected to last weeks. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit in July asking the court to…
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Many smartphone health apps don’t flag danger, says review
NEW YORK (AP) — Don’t count on smartphone health apps in an emergency: A review shows many don’t warn when you’re in danger.
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Many smartphone health apps don’t flag danger, says review
NEW YORK (AP) — Don’t count on smartphone health apps in an emergency: A review shows many don’t warn when you’re in danger.
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Obama says would support Trump moves to improve U.S. healthcare
President Barack Obama said on Thursday he would support any move by President-elect Donald Trump to improve healthcare for Amercicans. “Trump says that he can improve the health system. During the U.S. presidential campaign, Trump called for the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, to be repealed and replaced and labeled the 2010 law…
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Nearly 21 Million in US Have Substance Use Disorder: Surgeon General’s Report
Only one in 10 people getting help for substance use disorder.
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More U.S. counties to see Obamacare marketplace monopoly: analysis
By Trevor Hunnicutt NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly a third of U.S. counties will likely be served by only one insurer that participates in an Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace in 2017, according to an analysis published Sunday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The 31 percent of U.S. counties that will have just a single…
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New insurance policy: Abandon ACA exchanges to avoid losses
Aetna became the latest health insurer to cast doubt upon its future in the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges after it called off a planned expansion Tuesday and suggested it could abandon that market completely.
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VC’s Are Flocking to Healthcare Startups
The healthcare services industry is ripe for disruption. The introduction of the Affordable Care Act and the increasing affordability of technology are bolstering dramatic changes in this more than $7.2 trillion industry, the likes of which we haven’t seen since 1965 when President Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law. And venture…