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- Featured, Featured News, News, Political, Tracking Trump, WellnessJanuary 24,2017
In a liberal pocket, assisted living residents fear Obamacare’s death
From an upscale assisted living center in Seattle, 87-year-old Brendan Wall has some advice for members of Congress eager to repeal the Affordable Care Act: Slow down.“They haven’t said what they’re going to replace it with or how they’re going to replace it,” said Wall, who taught philosophy and religion for more than 30 years.“I think it’s a major crisis, and I hope to God .... Read More - Featured, Featured News, News, Political, WellnessJanuary 17,2017
6 surprising health items that could disappear with ACA repeal
The Affordable Care Act of course affected premiums and insurance purchasing. It guaranteed people with pre-existing conditions could buy health coverage and allowed children to stay on parents’ plans until age 26. But the roughly 2,000-page bill also included a host of other provisions that affect the health-related choices of nearly every American.Some of these measures are evident every d.... Read More - Featured, Featured News, National, News, Political, WellnessJanuary 04,2017
Vowing to jettison Obamacare, Republicans face immediate resistance and risks
The 115th Congress started work Tuesday with Republican majorities in both the House and Senate in agreement on their top priority — to repeal and replace the 2010 health law, the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.“The Obamacare experience has proven it’s a failure,” House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters at an opening day news conference.But tha.... Read More - Featured, Featured News, Political, WellnessDecember 23,2016
If Republicans repeal health law, how will they pay for replacement?
Leading Republicans have vowed that even if they repeal most of the Affordable Care Act early in 2017, a replacement will not hurt those currently receiving benefits.Republicans will seek to ensure that “no one is worse off,” said House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., in an interview with a Wisconsin newspaper earlier this month. “The purpose here is to bring relief to people who are sufferin.... Read More - Featured, Featured Lifestyle, Lifestyle, WellnessDecember 08,2016
Doctors, hospitals say ‘show me the money’ before treating patients
Tai Boxley needs a hysterectomy. The 34-year-old single mother has uterine prolapse, a condition that occurs when the muscles and ligaments supporting the uterus weaken, causing severe pain, bleeding and urine leakage.Boxley and her 13-year-old son have health insurance through her job as an administrative assistant in Tulsa, Oklahoma. But the plan has a deductible of $5,000 apiece, and Boxle.... Read More - Featured, Featured Lifestyle, Lifestyle, National, News, WellnessNovember 01,2016
Tips to avoid costly health plan enrollment mistakes
With the annual enrollment period for plans on the health law’s marketplaces starting Nov. 1, many consumers are worried about rising premiums, shrinking provider networks and the departure of major insurers such as UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Humana from many exchanges.The impact on coverage will vary, but the shifting landscape means that it’s more important than ever for consumers to.... Read More - Featured, Featured Lifestyle, Lifestyle, WellnessSeptember 01,2016
America’s other drug problem: Copious prescriptions for hospitalized elderly
By Anna GormanDominick Bailey sat at his computer, scrutinizing the medication lists of patients in the geriatric unit.A doctor had prescribed blood pressure medication for a 99-year-old woman at a dose that could cause her to faint or fall. An 84-year-old woman hospitalized for knee surgery was taking several drugs that were not meant for older patients because of their severe potential s.... Read More - NewsAugust 26,2016
Medical providers try Uber, Lyft for patients with few transportation options
Edith Stowe, 83, waited patiently on a recent afternoon at the bus stop outside MedStar Washington Hospital Center in the District of Columbia. It’s become routine for her, but that doesn’t make it any easier.Stowe, who lives about five miles from the hospital, comes into the medical center twice every three months to get checkups for chronic kidney failure. She doesn’t own a car and rel.... Read More - Featured Lifestyle, Lifestyle, WellnessAugust 25,2016
Genetic insights about health risks limited by back of diversity
For consumers, the idea of getting a genetic test to determine risks for hereditary diseases is becoming an increasingly common proposition, but new research suggests that sometimes the accuracy of those results may depend on what ethnicity you are.Take, for instance, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, one of the most common hereditary heart diseases. It is also a silent disorder that has caused cou.... Read More - Featured News, LGBT, WellnessAugust 24,2016
Puberty blockers may improve mental health of transgender adolescents
Puberty is no picnic, even in the best of circumstances. Once the sex hormones estrogen or testosterone kick in, there’s no turning back: Here come breasts and periods, Adam’s apples and acne. It’s a tough passage for many kids, but for some — transgender youth whose bodies don’t match their gender identity — puberty can be unbearable.For one Oakland family, their daughter’s pat.... Read More
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