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Kim Kardashian's early delivery may have been due to preeclampsia health scare - New York Daily News

New York Daily News

Kim Kardashian's early delivery may have been due to preeclampsia health scare
New York Daily News
Kim's swollen feet may be due to preeclampsia. "The condition can cause complications for other organs," said Dr. Natalie K. Stevens of Upper East Side Women's Health, who is unaffiliated with Kardashian. "Women could have headaches, abdominal pain, ...

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Risky Health Insurance Bets Could Backfire for Small Employers - Businessweek

Risky Health Insurance Bets Could Backfire for Small Employers
Businessweek
A growing number of small businesses have tried to reduce their health-care costs in recent years by replacing traditional insurance with self-insured plans. That means that instead of buying policies from big insurers such as Aetna (AET) or WellPoint ...


New study tracks emotional health of 'surrogate kids' - Today.com (blog)

New study tracks emotional health of 'surrogate kids'
Today.com (blog)
Over the past decade the number of births involving surrogacy with donor eggs and sperm has surged. What, experts wondered, does this mean for the mental and emotional health of the growing number of kids who may or may not know the truth about their ...

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8 Biggest Mix-ups About Health Care Reform - Fox Business

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8 Biggest Mix-ups About Health Care Reform
Fox Business
As arrival time nears for major components of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul, polls continue to show a sharp divide in public sentiment about the law. Most people think they know whether they like or dislike it. But when it ...
Health Spending: Watching for a ReboundNew York Times
Womens health: Affordable Care Act improves insurance optionsOregonLive.com
Mystery shrouds health-care lawYourWestValley.com
Kaiser Health News -WOWT -Lehigh Acres Citizen
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Analysis: Hospital investors sold on US health reform despite bumps - Reuters

Analysis: Hospital investors sold on US health reform despite bumps
Reuters
Since the start of the year, shares of the largest publicly traded hospital chain, HCA Holdings Inc, are up 34 percent, while No. 2 Community Health has climbed 71 percent. Tenet Healthcare Corp and Universal Health Services Inc each have risen 50 ...
Morning Research: Health Management Associates, HCA Holdings, Tenet ...PR Newswire (press release)

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AMA Says It's Time To Call Obesity A Disease - NPR

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AMA Says It's Time To Call Obesity A Disease
NPR
While the American Medical Association may not have the clout it once did, it's still the largest single group of doctors making waves about health and the practice of medicine. So it's not nothing when the AMA's House of Delegates approves a measure ...
AMA says large health insurers are processing claims faster, more accurately ...Plain Dealer (blog)
Yes, Obesity Is a Disease (Op-Ed)LiveScience.com
AMA: Obesity Is A DiseaseKaiser Health News
RedOrbit -Health.com
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Are slower-growing health care costs temporary or permanent? - Washington Post

Boston Globe

Are slower-growing health care costs temporary or permanent?
Washington Post
It's one of the hottest debates in health care: Is the historically slow growth in health spending in recent years due to the lingering effects of the recession, or is it a fundamental change that augurs well for the future? The implications are huge ...
Young Adults Want Health Insurance, Don't Feel 'Invincible,' New Obamacare ...Huffington Post
Growth of health care costs slows as national law takes effectBoston Globe
Fewer Young Americans Lack Health Care CoverageWebMD
Washington Guardian -New York Times -CNNMoney
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Democrats like health reform better when it's called 'Obamacare.' Republicans ... - Washington Post

Democrats like health reform better when it's called 'Obamacare.' Republicans ...
Washington Post
Welcome to Health Reform Watch, Sarah Kliff's regular look at how the Affordable Care Act is changing the American health-care system — and being changed by it. Sandhya Somashekhar is filling in while Sarah's away, and you can reach her with questions ...

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Study: Smarter medication use could save $213B in health care costs - CBS News

CBS News

Study: Smarter medication use could save $213B in health care costs
CBS News
TRENTON, N.J. If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, ...
How to Cut $200 Billion in Health Care CostsAARP News (blog)

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Health-Insurance Exchanges Are Falling Behind Schedule - Wall Street Journal

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Health-Insurance Exchanges Are Falling Behind Schedule
Wall Street Journal
Government officials have missed several deadlines in setting up new health-insurance exchanges for small businesses and consumers—a key part of the federal health overhaul—and there is a risk they won't be ready to open on time in October, Congress ...
Health Exchanges Behind Schedule Still May Be AffordableBloomberg
Gov't Report: Smooth Launch Unsure for Health LawTIME
GAO Report Points To Challenges In Setting Up Federal Health Insurance ...Kaiser Health News
MarketWatch -Houston Chronicle -Businessweek
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