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In 18 states, the average health plan deductible is now 5% or more of income, meeting the threshold for underinsurance.
Patients treated at NCI-designated cancer centers were 10% more likely to be given these drugs than were patients treated in other settings.
Flexibility and work-life balance had the most influence for 39% of nurses, though 31% say compensation and benefits were the biggest drivers in remaining on the job.
CVS Health says it provided funding to help counter the hundreds of millions of dollars the pharmaceutical industry has spent.
This is partly a byproduct of cost variations, and a lack of trust in the care they're receiving.
The agency also called for research funding to study the safety and effectiveness of non FDA-approved e-cigarettes for tobacco cessation purposes.
The web and mobile delivery technology provides self-directed information to help individuals with stress, depression, social anxiety, and insomnia.
Blue HPN offers, on average, 10% total cost of care savings and up to 16% in some markets.
For a typical 50-year-old, buying into Medicare would cost about $2,500 less than buying a gold-level plan on the insurance exchanges.
The sophisticated techniques used in cognitive computing are the next frontier for AI in healthcare, and the results could be transformative.