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Study says health care pricing tools aren't driving down costs

by Dan Gorenstein
May 3, 2016
JAMA found in the first year, just 10 percent of workers used the service, and it looks like no one saved money.
A report by JAMA raises doubts about the efficacy of online tools meant to help consumers be savvier health care shoppers. Above, a newly insured man receives a checkup.
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Watching the new health insurance market unfold in real time

by Dan Gorenstein
Apr 20, 2016
A busy week for health insurers shows how the market is changing
An exterior view of the Anthem Health Insurance headquarters.
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Study says limited effect if major insurer leaves health exchanges

by Dan Gorenstein
Apr 19, 2016
UnitedHealth is now leaving most of the exchanges it had participated in.
UnitedHealth had initially entered 34 exchanges.
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Hospitals see modest profits after Obamacare binge

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 22, 2016
Hospitals face a number of challenges, and profits may suffer.
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As ACA deadline approaches, fines loom

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 28, 2016
But will they motivate people to buy health insurance?
A person walks into the UniVista Insurance company office where people are signing up for health care plans under the Affordable Care Act.
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Playing out the impact of more children being insured

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 15, 2016
Getting kids — even healthy ones — onto Medicaid improves education rates.
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Shifting health costs from companies to taxpayers

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 13, 2016
Moves come as Obamacare's requirements grow more stringent.
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Comparing private vs. public expansion of healthcare coverage

by Dan Gorenstein
Jan 7, 2016
A new report found significantly reduced rates of the uninsured in two states.
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What the biggest changes to the ACA so far mean

by Dan Gorenstein
Dec 17, 2015
A Congressional deal delay or suspend three taxes that help finance the law.
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Diabetes prevention becomes lucrative growth industry

by Dan Gorenstein
Nov 27, 2015
With 86 million prediabetic Americans, a new mandate creates huge opportunities.
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