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Almost 70% of US managers are scared to talk to their employees
Quartz - Corinne Purtill
Being a manager inevitably entails an uncomfortable talk with employees, be it a bad performance review, a delicate personal situation, or unpleasant news from higher-ups. But an astounding number of report
Parents Don't Have To Pay Debts Of Adult Children On Their Health Plans
NPR - Michelle Andrews
Are parents responsible for adult children's medical debts? Should people squeeze in appointments and expensive procedures before year's end because of changes that might come with the GOP tax bill? Should
Employers don't think bans on asking about salary history will achieve goal, survey says
Los Angeles Times - By Jenna McGregor
California recently became one of eight states, cities or localities to pass legislation banning all employers from asking one particularly awkward question of prospective workers: How much did you make
Hospitals
Insurers, providers warn of 'serious consequences' if Congress repeals the individual mandate
washingtonexaminer.com - Kimberly Leonard
Lobbyists representing medical providers and health insurance companies are urging congressional leaders not to repeal Obamacare's individual mandate …
More than 600k people signed up for the ACA in week one
Axios - Alayna Treene
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There Was Another Winner Tuesday — Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion
NBC News - by Benjy Sarlin
White House WASHINGTON — Barack Obama may not be running for anything these days, but his signature health care law was a big winner in Tuesday’s elections, as voters rebelled against Republican lawmakers
Health Care
4 reasons why US health care is so expensive
CNN - By Susan Scutti, CNN
(CNN) — Health care spending in the United States increased by about $933.5 billion between 1996 and 2013, according to an analysis published Tuesday in the medical journal JAMA. More than half of this
Johns Hopkins University
Dogs Help Prevent Childhood Diseases, Study Finds
Fatherly - Lauren Vinopal
Ask not if you should get a dog. Ask if your baby should be itchy. Having a dog before a baby doesn’t just teach prospective parents how to pick up …
Anthem becomes second-largest company with woman as CEO
CNN Business - by Chris Isidore
Anthem, the nation's second-largest health insurer, is now the second-largest company in America with a woman as CEO. Anthem named Gail Boudreaux to the job on Monday, replacing Joseph Swedish. The only
Insurer Tries A Soft Touch — Puppies! — For This Year’s Hard Sell Of Obamacare Plans
khn.org - By Gisele Grayson, NPR
This story is part of a partnership that includes NPR, local member stations and Kaiser Health News. It can be republished for free. (details) Can a …
GOP tax plan would eliminate medical deduction
Axios - Sam Baker
House Republicans' tax bill would eliminate a deduction that helps people cover particularly high health care bills, including the cost of long-term …
Viewers Don't Trust TV Ads For Health, Medical Products
mediapost.com - Wayne Friedman
With trust issues top of mind in the media these days, a new study says only 14% of consumers trust the health/medical information they are getting …
Budget office: Bipartisan ACA bill would save taxpayers $3.8 billion
Axios - Sam Baker
The Congressional Budget Office delivered some good news to Sens. Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray: Their bill to stabilize the Affordable Care Act …
Centene warns on Obamacare subsidy cuts, shares dive
Reuters - by Ankur Banerjee in Bengaluru
(Reuters) - Centene Corp said on Tuesday that White House moves to cut Obamacare subsidies would knock 7-12 cents per share off the health insurer’s fourth-quarter earnings, sending its shares as much
24 Senators Back Latest Health Care Proposal, Offering Hope It Could Pass
HuffPost - Jonathan Cohn
Yes, it's real bipartisanship -- and, yes, it's about the Affordable Care Act. Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) on Thursday formally introduced their proposal to shore up the
Health Care
ReasonTV: More And More Primary Care Doctors Are Skipping Insurance, Going Direct-Pay
dailywire.com - Frank Camp
ReasonTV just released a new video on YouTube about a grassroots movement known as Direct Primary Care. As a growing number of physicians are becoming …
U.S. Politics
President Trump admits he’s trying to kill Obamacare. That’s illegal.
Vox - Abbe Gluck
Four cities have just filed suit, arguing that Trump’s attempts to undermine the law violate the Constitution. Abbe Gluck argued, in October 2017, that President Trump’s “sabotage” of the Affordable Care
Health Care
Association health plans: Trump’s attack on Obamacare, explained
Vox - Dylan Scott
How association health plans and short-term insurance could damage the health care law. With the failure by Republicans in Congress to repeal Obamacare this year, President Trump took matters into his
Trump Administration
Trump administration deals major blow to Obamacare birth control mandate
CNN - By Michael Nedelman, Tami Luhby, Laura Jarrett and MJ Lee, CNN
(CNN) — In a blow to Obamacare's controversial contraceptive mandate, employers may now have more leeway to withhold birth control coverage on religious grounds, according to new rules issued by the US
4 Things The Trump Administration Has Done To Ensure Obamacare Enrollment Is More Difficult This Year
Consumerist - Chris Morran
Tom Price failed to get the Affordable Care Act repealed and replaced during his brief tenure as Health and Human Services Secretary, but the …
Health Care
An open letter to Jeff Bezos–you are needed to disrupt the health care sector
Quartz - Amitai Etzioni
Dear Mr. Bezos, Leave rationalizing the market for organic foods to one of your sidekicks, and tinkering with driverless cars to a crowded field of tech companies. You are needed to disrupt the health
The Trump Administration Just Confirmed That It Is Sabotaging Obamacare
New York Magazine - By Eric Levitz
The Trump administration has spent much of its first year in office trying to sabotage America’s health-care system. In interviews with major …
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Vox - Kelly Swanson
Senate Republicans are teeing up what appears to be one final vote on Obamacare repeal next week. Notably, health care groups — from the American Medical Association to health insurance companies like
Poll: Plurality supports single-payer health care
POLITICO - By STEVEN SHEPARD
While Republicans inch toward their latest attempt to roll back the Affordable Care Act, Democrats are having a different debate: whether the party should support a single-payer health care plan. Some
Health Care
I’ve covered the GOP repeal plans since day one. Graham-Cassidy is the most radical.
Vox - Sarah Kliff
Other Republican plans create a poorly funded version of Obamacare. This one blows up the law entirely. I have spent the bulk of 2017 writing about the different Republican plans to repeal the Affordable
Latest GOP Effort To Replace Obamacare Could End Health Care For Millions
NPR - Alison Kodjak
It wasn't that long ago that the effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act died once and for all in the Senate. Or so many thought. But like the killer robot in The Terminator or the undead
Healthcare: Uninsured rate in US falls to record low of 8.8%
The Mercury News - Phil Galewitz
Three years after the Affordable Care Act’s coverage expansion took effect, the number of Americans without health insurance fell to 28.1 million in …
Liberal View
Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers
The New York Times - By KATIE THOMAS and CHARLES ORNSTEIN
This article was written through collaboration between The New York Times and ProPublica, the independent, nonprofit investigative journalism organization. At a time when the United States is in the grip
Disability backlog tops 1 million; thousands die on waitlist
apnewsarchive.com
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1 million Americans are awaiting a hearing to see whether they qualify for disability benefits from Social Security, with …
Insurance
87% of Americans Believe Insurers Should Cover Pre-Existing Conditions, but There's a Catch
FOX Business - Fox Business
Life comes with two certainties according to Benjamin Franklin: death and taxes. Perhaps it's time to add a third: healthcare uncertainty. When Donald Trump won the presidency, it was practically a foregone