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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – This has been a banner year for making health care more accessible and affordable in California, according to consumer and health advocacy groups. The open enrollment period for CoveredCA, which started this week, was expanded significantly – so people can now sign up for subsidized coverage on...
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Ahora que los estudiantes se enfilan al regreso a la escuela, una visita al médico podría ser lo que necesitan para comenzar bien el año. La Pediatra Katherine Clarke, del “Southern Oregón Pediatrics” en Medford, dice que la transición ofrece la oportunidad de agendarle a los...
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PORTLAND, Ore. – As students head back to school, a visit to the doctor could be just what they need to start the year off right. Pediatrician Katherine Clarke at Southern Oregon Pediatrics in Medford said the transition provides an opportunity to schedule annual exams or wellness visits for kids. Clarke...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Los pacientes y los defensores de la atención médica se manifestaron el jueves 29 de agosto en los pasos del Capitolio Estatal a favor del Proyecto de Ley 824 de la Asamblea, que combate los llamados acuerdos de pago por retraso, en el que las compañías...
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Patients and health care advocates rallied on the State Capitol steps Thursday August 29 in favor of Assembly Bill 824, which combats so-called pay-for-delay deals, in which pharmaceutical companies pay generic drug makers to keep their products off the market. The first-in-the nation bill has to pass...
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An EO reader communicated her belief that making a profits and/or ROI (return on investments made) as being un-ethical nor moral. Her view is that no one should make money when providing health care services. Her view is that, “It’s not right…in fact it’s not moral or ethical to...
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Mary Kuhlman Public News Service COLUMBUS, Ohio — Health care appears to be a hot-button issue for voters in Ohio and across the nation. According to polling from the Kaiser Family Foundation, 75 percent of Americans say it’s very important the Affordable Care Act provision protecting individuals with pre-existing...
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Suzanne Potter Public News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Trump administration is restarting a part of the Affordable Care Act that it had slashed two weeks ago, much to the relief of insurers and health care advocacy groups. The feds announced Tuesday that they will allow risk-adjustment payments from...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Labor unions and consumer advocates are throwing their support behind a bold new bill in California to control health-care costs by creating a commission to set limits on what providers can charge. Supporters held a rally Monday April 9 in Sacramento...