U.S. doctors warn on costly "consumer" insurance
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Pediatricians in the United States on Monday warned that new high-deductible health plans risk compromising patient care, especially among poorer children, with the unintended consequence of increasing medical costs.
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New Yorkâs attorney general is looking into if insurers forced patients to overpay for out-of-network doctors.
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New York and Connecticut state officials said they are investigating whether improper behavior by insurance companies has been a factor in the rapidly rising cost of malpractice insurance for lawyers and doctors.
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Although special financing plans for health care carry risks, using regular credit cards to pay medical bills may be even more dangerous to household finances.
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A consumer group asked a U.S. court on Thursday to force regulators to decide if stronger warnings should be added to certain antibiotics to alert doctors and patients about the risks of tendon rupture.
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Health insurance may be out of reach  for more Americans as medical costs rose faster than worker  income in the first half of the year, according to a closely  watched survey released on Thursday.
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People who pay for whole-body X-ray  scans in the hope of finding tumors at their earliest stages  may, ironically, be raising their overall risk of cancer,  doctors warned on Tuesday.
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Most Americans agree our health insurance system is too expensive and leaves too many without coverage. There isn't much agreement on what to do about it.
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Retirees with company-sponsored medical benefits face higher costs, more restrictions and different plan options as their former employers move to curb their spending on such perks, a new study said.
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Less than three years after Maryland began subsidizing medical malpractice insurance premiums for doctors, the state's leading malpractice insurer is reducing rates and offering doctors a rebate.
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Americans who previously had no health  insurance rack up some expensive medical bills once they are  old enough to be covered by Medicare, researchers said on  Wednesday.
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NEW YORK -- People with employer-sponsored health coverage choose to enroll in traditional plans over consumer directed products, which have been touted as a way to lower health care costs, according to a survey released Friday.
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Numerous media reports have indicated big increases for Medicare and employer-sponsored health insurance premiums and for the number of Americans lacking health insurance.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 4, 2004 - Medicare premiums for doctor visits are going up a record $11.60 a month next year. The Bush administration says the increase reflects a strengthened Medicare, while Democrats complain that seniors are being unfairly socked.
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Health insurance may be out of reach for more Americans as medical costs rose faster than worker income in the first half of the year, according to a closely watched survey released on Thursday.
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A doctor is leading a campaign aimed at requiring insurance companies to fund programs that would help people lose weight with exercise programs and diet counseling.
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Consumers may soon have more information to help them select a doctor when they need an operation or other serious medical procedure.