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Healthcare Reforms Don't Go Far Enough The Los Angeles TimesSome sort of Medicare-for-all program remains the only equitable way that every American can be provided with adequate and affordable coverage. This wouldn't be socialized medicine and it wouldn't be state-run healthcare (David Lazarus, 9/7). Despite Reform, Health Costs Are Still On The Rise The (Wilmington, Del...
Studies Examine Health Care Use, Quality
News outlets offered a variety of articles about health care use and quality. The New York Times: A new study finds "that more than half of the 354 million doctor visits made each year for acute medical care, like for fevers, stomachaches and coughs, are not with a patient's primary physician, and that more than a quarter take place in hospital emergency rooms...
Candidates Focus On Health Care Politics
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Few Health Insurance Options For People With Pre-Existing Conditions
The Los Angeles Times: "For people with preexisting medical conditions, looking for health insurance in the private market may feel like the ultimate fool's errand. ... When the health reform law takes full effect in 2014, insurers will no longer be able to deny coverage to people with preexisting medical conditions...