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New study details the costs and benefits of Medicaid
Gigi Douban May 2, 2013
In Oregon, researchers followed 10,000 new enrollees in Medicaid. They used more health care services, but had more to spend on other necessities.
To financial advisory firms: A list of words to avoid on Twitter
Kai Ryssdal May 1, 2013
Putnam Investments says certain words used on social media can trigger regulatory scrutiny.
New forms hope to make it easier to sign up for health insurance
David Gura May 1, 2013
Federal health agency releases shorter, less confusing applications for health care reform programs.
Social media and the stock markets after that one AP tweet
Amy Scott Apr 30, 2013
One tweet sent the stock market downward, but just for a minute. Now the Commodity Futures Trading Commissions is looking at how social media and the markets should interact.
California bets big on marketing to spread the health care gospel
Aarti Shahani Apr 25, 2013
Millions of Californians will be eligible for healthcare under the new law, and lots of them know nothing about it.
AP Twitter hack: Is it getting harder to protect yourself against suspicious emails?
David Brancaccio Apr 24, 2013
A fake tweet from the AP caused the Dow to fall almost about one percent on Tuesday.
Tweeting your firing: The rise of announcing your professional demise
Sabri Ben-Achour Apr 29, 2013
Terminated employees used to go quietly. But Twitter is becoming a popular site for announcing one's own professional demise. Is that a good thing?
Twitter edges closer to TV with advertising deal
Stacey Vanek Smith Apr 23, 2013
Twitter and Starcom, sitting in a tree...bringing more advertising to your newsfeed. More on how the deal brings Twitter ever so closer to television.
A comedy festival in 140 characters and 6 seconds: Comedy Central launches #ComedyFest
Shannon Mullen Apr 22, 2013
Twitter is launching a comedy festival in conjunction with Comedy Central, and it will all be on Twitter and Vine. How funny can you be in 140 characters and six seconds?
Beware of malware...on your smartphone
David Brancaccio Apr 17, 2013
A new study from a firm called NQ Mobile says instances of evil software showing up in mobile phones were up 163 percent last year.
