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Will you buy into Obamacare or pay the penalty?
Apr 30, 2013
The new health care law requires individuals to carry health insurance beginning next year, or pay a small fine. Behavioral economists say even a little punishment may go a long way to get people to sign up.
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California bets big on marketing to spread the health care gospel
Apr 25, 2013
Millions of Californians will be eligible for healthcare under the new law, and lots of them know nothing about it.
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OxyContin's waiting game: Generic drug makers salivate while the FDA wants safer pills
Apr 16, 2013
OxyContin is supposed to come off patent and generic drug makers are excited. But, the FDA may put a stop to it all to wait for safer pills.
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DNA sequencing celebrates its first decade
Apr 12, 2013
The anniversary brings with it a new and lucrative era of personalized medicine.
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Genetics may be the next big thing in medicine, but at what cost?
Apr 12, 2013
Many believe genetics are the next big thing in medicine, but one question for this new era of personalized medicine is cost.
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Biogen Idec CEO on drug costs and taking on multiple sclerosis
Apr 11, 2013
Biogen Idec CEO George Scangos discusses his company's new multiple sclerosis drug, pricing strategy, and research process.
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When can you join a health insurance exchange? Few know.
Apr 4, 2013
A new study says only a fraction of people know they can sign up in October for the insurance exchanges that are key to President Obama's health care overhaul.
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Dementia is highest cost disease and rising
Apr 4, 2013
A report in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine says the U.S. spends more on treating dementia than any other disease including cancer and heart disease.
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Rural doctors slow to adopt electronic medical records
Apr 3, 2013
The federal government wants every doctor to have electronic records by 2015. But the high cost prevents some rural physicians from moving away from paper records.
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Nursing exams keep pace with health care tech advances
Apr 2, 2013
It helps to be up on the latest tech if you want to be a registered nurse. This week the National Council of State Boards of Nursing is rolling out a new update to its nurse licensing exam.
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