Unhappy With Your Company's Health Savings Account? Move It
Even if an employer contributes to an HSA, the money belongs to the worker, who can move it to find better services or lower fees.
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California Governor Signs Landmark Right-To-Die Law
After months of impassioned debate over the ethics of physician-assisted suicide, California will become the fifth state to allow people who are terminally ill to hasten death with lethal drugs.
Let Me Show You What Keeps Me From Being Healthy
Residents of North Carolina's "stroke belt" headed out with cameras to document why the area is notorious for high rates of heart disease and stroke. They aim to come up with community solutions.
What's Luck Got To Do With Health Care? A Heck Of A Lot
It's true for all of us. The choice of a doctor, for example, can make a tremendous difference. For those who live in remote spots and in poor countries, good luck is even more critical.
Missing Microbes Provide Clues About Asthma Risk
Researchers find that babies lacking four types of bacteria in their guts at 3 months appear to have a higher risk for developing asthma later in life.
Struck By A Macaw? Now There's A Medical Diagnosis Code For That
Updating antiquated diagnosis codes is supposed to make medical billing more accurate, but doctors and insurers say right now it seems like a very expensive headache. Is there a code for that?
Telemedicine Expands, Though Financial Prospects Still Uncertain
With apps and video chats now a part of many people's days, some firms and hospitals see big potential for health care delivered remotely. But a lot of insurers still aren't willing to pay for it.
Many Former Foster Youths Don't Know They Have Health Care
Under the Affordable Care Act, former foster youths get Medicaid coverage until age 26. Many of them aren't aware of that, and getting that information to them isn't always easy.
Even In Prison, Health Care Often Comes With A Copay
Although the government is responsible for providing health services to people in jail and prison, inmates are still often expected to pay for a share of the treatment.
Kids With Ebola, Bird Flu Or TB? Texas Children's Hospital Will Be Ready
A pediatric hospital in Houston is opening a new biocontainment wing — the first in the U.S. designed for children. Kids will even get dolls sporting mini versions of "spacesuits" doctors wear.