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Mason, OH:
A Healthy Solution for Chronic Conditions
Chronic conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer, are among the most common and costly health problems. And yet, they’re also the mo
How Did Health Care Get to Be Such a Mess?
The problem is not the care. It’s the insurance company structure.
How to Cut Costs on Health Care
For most families, employers still pay the bulk of the cost, but you can do a lot to lower your out-of-pocket expenses.
10 tips for saving money on health care
How to cut costs on medical visits, prescriptions, insurance and more.
Why Paying for Nutrition Saves Money on Health Care
A new study shows that SNAP food program can keep people's health costs low
How to Bring the Price of Health Care Into the Open
There's a major effort under way to make sure patients know how much they'll pay—before they make treatment decisions.
Why Luxury TVs Are Affordable when Basic Health Care Is Not
Monopoly products and services go up in price, while competitive ones go down.
Making Appointments Fast and Easy Must Be Health Care’s Top Priority
The industry needs to choose one keystone habit to focus on.
Why are doctors burned out? Our health care system is a complicated web
In a survey of physicians, overhauling electronic health record systems led the list of recommendations for decreasing dissatisfaction and burnout.
How to Enroll for Health Care Coverage
It’s open enrollment time and that means signing up for health care coverage. Get some of the facts you may need to know -- from signing up, to what you’ll b...
How to Surmount Health Care's Interoperability Challenge
The once arcane concept of interoperability among information technology systems has become a mainstream issue, rising from the back rooms of IT departments up to C-suites and the boardroom.
How Millennial Doctors Will Shape the Future of Health Care
Millennials have differences and strengths that their older counterparts don’t. Find out why their unique skills offer promise for health care's future.
How to make health care decisions for someone else
Elder-law expert Bernard A. Krooks talks about how to make health care decisions for another person.
Why more employers and insurers are turning to integrated health care
Connecting medical, pharmacy, dental, vision and disability care data gives providers access to a complete picture of employees’ health.
What Is Health Care Economics?
Health care economics seeks to understand the different factors which converge to influence supply, demand, and pricing within the health care industry.
Current trends in health care (infographic)
The Affordable Care Act’s remaining provisions will take effect against a backdrop of shifting patterns in US health care costs and coverage. Read the full rep…
Why Health Care Is So Expensive
When you get sick, you shouldn’t have to decide between medical care and rent. Medical costs are already unreasonable for 25 percent of Americans, and are getting worse every year. Pricey insurance and unexpected medical bills are a potential ticket to bankruptcy, and you have little power to protect yourself.
Why Shopping for Health Care is Hard
As health care costs increase, consumers are being asked to manage more of their own health care spending. One of the most common ways this is happening is through high deductible health insurance plans.
