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Preventive Screenings
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Consumer-directed plans offer short-term benefits
Consumer-directed health plans have the potential to cut costs in the short term, but they may lead to poorer health and higher costs in the long term, according to a study published Monday in the
Preventive care hasn't caught on yet
A provision in the Affordable Care Act requires Medicare and new health plans to give Americans free preventive care. The free tests will include 45 preventive screenings and services such as
High spending on care doesn't always deliver quality
Health plans that spend the most on care don’t always deliver the best quality, concludes a new report from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Insurers said they spend most on
No insurance? Consequences could be deadly
A lack of health insurance will result in the deaths of more than 275,000 Americans between the ages of 25 and 64 over the next decade, according to the report, "Lives on the Line: The Deadly
Senate approves free preventive services for women
The Senate has voted to require health plans to provide free mammograms and other female-specific preventive services to women. In effect, the move repudiates the recent recommendations by the U.S.
