Beating Psychological Stress In A Down Economy
When people are worried about money, it can affect them emotionally and psychologically. Farai Chideya takes a look at how the economic recession is transforming American life with clinical psychologist Stephanie Smith.
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Clinic To Disclose Doctors’ Industry Ties
The Cleveland Clinic is making it easier for the public to find out if its doctors get money from pharmaceutical companies and medical device makers. The move could help patients evaluate whether the doctors are acting in their best interests.
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Firm To Offer Right To Buy Health Policy
The UnitedHealth Group will sell the right to buy an individual health policy at some point in the future even if you become sick. Called UnitedHealth Continuity, the product is not actual medical insurance, but is aimed at people who may have insurance but are worried they may lose it.
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Medicare’s Creation May Offer Health Care Clues
President-elect Obama says he wants to make expanding health care coverage a priority for his new administration. Health policy expert David Blumenthal says there are lessons to learn from the biggest expansion of health care: The creation of Medicare and Medicaid.
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Mass. Health Care Reform Reveals Doctor Shortage
Health care reform in Massachusetts has led to a dramatic increase in the number of people with health insurance. But there’s an unintended consequence. A sudden demand for primary care doctors has outpaced the supply.
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Longer Life For HIV Kids, But What Future?
There’s a new generation of HIV-positive children who are reaching their teen years, but one 14-year-old girl in Washington, D.C., is finding out that living longer with HIV comes with a price.
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Farmers’ Health Insurance: A Costly Row To Hoe
Many U.S. farmers struggle to meet their health care costs. A recent survey by the nonprofit Access Project says farmers pay twice as much as nonfarmers for insurance and out-of-pocket expenses. As small-business owners, they have few options and often buy insurance as individuals.
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Underinsured Struggle To Afford Health Care
Improved medicines and treatments are increasing life expectancy for people with cystic fibrosis. But insurance doesn’t pay for enough of those medical costs, leaving families affected by the disease to struggle with the financial consequences.
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Tom Daschle Expected To Head HHS
There are indications that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to head the Department of Health and Human Services. The transition team won’t confirm that.
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Stem Cells Used In Woman’s Windpipe Transplant
The pioneering operation used a section of windpipe engineered in a laboratory with adult human stem cells. Engineering new tissues and organs from stem cells has long been sought as a solution to overcome a chronic shortage of donor organs.
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