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NewsHealth costs, red tape causing Americans to skip care
High costs and a burdensome insurance system are keeping droves of Americans away from the medical care they need, according to a new analysis of data compiled by The Commonwealth Fund and published Read more...
Medicare Advantage plans don't save over traditional Medicare, report says
The idea behind Medicare Advantage plans--in which the government pays private healthcare organizations a fee to manage care for Medicare beneficiaries--was that managed care groups might be able to Read more...
Study: MDs who treat minorities face quality challenges
Doctors who treat minorities tend to face a unique set of quality and financial challenges, according to a new study appearing in Health Affairs. The researchers, who used data from the 2004-05 Read more...
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