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Open enrollment 2019: Busiest week so far at HealthCare.gov
Dec. 15 is the last day to sign up for 2019 coverage.
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Study: Few physicians use telemedicine
In 2016, 15% of medical practices used telemedicine for patient interactions, an AMA analysis finds.
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Parental leave for residents pales in comparison to that of faculty physicians
Twelve top institutions provided paid childbearing/family leave for faculty physicians, only eight did so for residents.
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Fewer insured may have helped slow health spending growth in 2017
Spending on hospital care increased 4.6% to $1.1 trillion in 2017 and accounted for 33% of total health care spending.
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Action on HealthCare.gov picked up during week 5
Open enrollment for 2019 coverage ends next week.
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Facing a lawsuit? Take the right steps early
Malpractice experts share the do's and don'ts of responding to a lawsuit by a patient.
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ONC releases draft strategy on reducing EHR burden
Comments are sought to help drive direction of reforms.
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Feds call for EHR interoperability. Again.
“Patients need to be able to access their own records. Period,” HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan said.
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Open enrollment: Weekly volume down again
Cumulative volume on HealthCare.gov for the 2019 coverage year lower than 2018 through 4 weeks.
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Under Trump, number of uninsured kids rose for first time this decade
After years of steady decline, the number of U.S. children without health insurance rose by 276,000 in 2017.