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Halfway Through My Obamacare Pregnancy

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http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/10/pregnant-obamacare/410356/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20Weekly%20Roundup:%20Healthcare%20Dive%2010-17-2015&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive%20Weekender

Which procedures are mandatory? Which aren’t? And why is it so hard to know?

The New Congressional Effort To Undermine The Affordable Care Act

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http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/10/08/the-new-congressional-effort-to-undermine-the-affordable-care-act/

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Healthcare 2015: Why Millennials Avoid Seeing Doctors And What This Means For Rising Healthcare Costs

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http://www.ibtimes.com/healthcare-2015-why-millennials-avoid-seeing-doctors-what-means-rising-healthcare-2065473

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Millennials tend to lead healthy lives, but they also put off seeing doctors and use healthcare in ways that are markedly different from previous generations.

 

The Future Of Premium Assistance Through Waivers Under The Affordable Care Act

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http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/08/26/the-future-of-premium-assistance-through-waivers-under-the-affordable-care-act/

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Premium assistance is the use of public funding for the purchase of commercial health insurance. Historically, premium assistance has mostly enabled a small number of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) recipients to enroll in health insurance through their employers by having the government pay all of the costs of coverage, except for some cases where the family contributes a small premium.

Healthcare spending growth to dip in 2016 on high-deductible surge, report says

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http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/healthcare-spending-growth-dip-2016-high-deductible-surge-report-says?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRogs6rJZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4GTsBiI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

File art of a crowded hospital.

“Cadillac tax” on high-priced plans is also contributing to the spending decline.

UPMC Health urges teachers’ group to drop Highmark

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http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2015/06/15/upmc-health-urges-teachers-group-to-drop-highmark.html?ana=e_du_wknd&s=article_du&ed=2015-06-20&u=FAuoHGaGEPdmk4X6khnaiw045b16af&t=1434902808

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Better Shop Around: Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs in Covered California Plans

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http://www.chcf.org/publications/2015/05/better-shop-drugs-covered-ca

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