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> While health insurance premiums for family coverage plans are set to go up by an average of 7 percent next year, current family plan enrollees could save an average of 6 percent if they switch to a new family plan option, the Washington Post reports. Article
> A new survey from private insurance exchange company ConnectedHealth finds that consumers are most concerned with meeting their medical needs and cost when it comes to choosing a health plan. Announcement
> Though the Planned Parenthood debate was featured prominently in Wednesday night's GOP presidential debate, the Affordable Care Act went largely ignored by the candidates, the Washington Examiner reports. Article
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> Academic medical centers suffer from a major gender gap that will only continue to grow unless leaders acknowledge the problem, according to commentary published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Article
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> At a Senate committee hearing Wednesday, Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said that Meaningful Use Stage 3 should be delayed until 2017 and phased in based on the program's success thereafter. Article
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