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Shop around for surgery? Negotiating health care costs to save cash
Barbara Bogaev May 10, 2013
New data released by the federal government reveals that costs for identical medical procedures can vary widely from hospital-to-hospital. So to get the best deal, you might have to do some comparison shopping.
How zoning affects the wealth gap
David Brancaccio May 7, 2013
Lisa Prevost's new book, 'Snob Zones: Fear, Prejudice, and Real Estate,' looks at towns that have used zoning laws to keep low- and middle-income families out, in favor of the rich moving in.
The nurse practitioner will see you now
Dan Gorenstein Mar 25, 2013
With millions of newly insured patients ready to descend on the health care system, there won't be enough primary care doctors to go around.
The young and rich: 'Give away our wealth'
Kai Ryssdal Mar 28, 2013
It may sound crazy, but a group of wealthy young people is giving their inheritance money away.
CVS forces workers to reveal weight or pay up
Mark Garrison Mar 20, 2013
Workers covered by CVS pharmacy’s health plan will have to report their weight and other wellness information or pay a monthly fee. The new policy shows how companies, in addition to offering incentives for workers to become healthier, are adding penalties for those who don’t shape up. It's all about lowering healthcare costs.
From 'god-like' to team huddle: Training doctors for a new health care future
Dan Gorenstein Mar 15, 2013
At medical schools across the country, more than 30,000 aspiring doctors are meeting their matches and finding out where they will spend the next several years as residents.
Baltimore: You know you're wealthy when...
Marketplace Money Staff Apr 10, 2013
People from Baltimore finish the sentence, "You know you're wealthy when..."
Forget WebMD. Hello, Robot, M.D.
Kai Ryssdal Feb 25, 2013
Could robots be the next medical revolution?
New Orleans residents: You know you're wealthy when...
Eve Abrams Apr 10, 2013
In the third installment of Marketplace's "You Know You're Wealthy When" series, we traveled to New Orleans to ask residents of "The Big Easy" what being wealthy means to them.
D.C. residents: You know you're wealthy when...
Apr 10, 2013
How do you define wealth? Chime in and let us know how you would finish this sentence: "You know you're wealthy when..."
