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The US is on the verge of a devastating, but avoidable doctor shortage

July 30, 2019 doctors, medicine, News
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In 1997, President Bill Clinton was coming off a convincing reelection effort and presiding over a booming economy. Tax revenues were surging, and the federal budget deficit was falling. During the preceding two years, the annual deficit had s...

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The most important job in the world is one no one wants anymore

December 12, 2018 doctors, health care, health insurance, News
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This story is part of What Happens Next, our complete guide to understanding the future. Read more predictions about the Future of Aging.

A lot of caregiving policy feels like it was written in the 1950s—because...

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When it comes to longevity, we should look to the East, not the West

December 12, 2018 doctors, health care, health insurance, healthcare, medicaid, Medicare, News
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This story is part of What Happens Next, our complete guide to understanding the future. Read more predictions about the Future of Aging.

The longevity era has arrived—and it looks different to your grandparents’ generation.

If you’re 65 ...

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Sniffles? Cancer? Under Medicare Plan, Payments for Office Visits Would Be Same for Both

July 22, 2018July 22, 2018 doctors, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medicare, News, Trump, Donald J, United States Politics and Government
The Trump administration hopes to cut red tape by establishing a single Medicare rate for office visits. But the change could reduce payments for the sickest patients, doctors warn.
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Health Insurer Centene Is Sued Over Lack of Medical Coverage

January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 doctors, Health Insurance and Managed Care, News, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010)
A star of the Affordable Care Act is accused of offering plans that make it hard to find a doctor who accepts its insurance.
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American patients prefer doctors who give them what they want

November 30, 2017 Affordable Care Act, doctors, health, Medicare, medicine, News
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The complete guide to understanding Bernie Sanders’s Medicare for All

September 13, 2017 Democrat, doctors, health insurance, healthcare, medicaid, Medicare, News
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The New Health Care: Why Medicare and Medicaid Can Outmatch Private Plans on Cost

August 28, 2017 doctors, Health Insurance and Managed Care, medicaid, Medicare, Medicine and Health, News
Good news: The medical system doesn’t seem to discriminate by insurance status. Bad news: The value of care is hard to influence by adjusting prices.
NY Times

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How patients hear their diagnoses can change everything about what happens next

July 22, 2017 Affordable Care Act, doctors, health care, Language, medicine, shared decision making
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