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Overcoming Healthcare’s Mountain of Mistrust – Part 2: Payers

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To recap: Part 1 of the series focused on providers This part, Part 2, focuses on payers (insurance companies) Part 3 (by Marlana Voerster ) will focus on medical-device organizations First off: the bad news in trust for payers Gallup’s polling data among U.S.

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8 Frequently Asked Questions About Genetic Testing in Clinical Trials

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While the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) prohibits discrimination by health insurance companies and employers based on a genetic test result, GINA does not apply to life, long-term care, or disability insurance. Once a sample is received at Invitae for a panel test, what happens next?

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Combo ‘Polypill’ May Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Up to 40%

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When taken on its own, the polypill reduced by about 20% the risk of heart attack, stroke, procedures to reopen clogged arteries and other heart disease, the researchers reported. The polypill combined with daily low-dose aspirin was even more effective, reducing heart health problems by up to 40%, the findings showed. About 4.1%

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What’s at Stake as Obamacare Heads to Supreme Court Again?

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Whatever the court finally decides is likely to have enormous ramifications, said Dr. Renuka Tipirneni, a health policy researcher and member of the University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.