Premiums Inching Higher for Popular Medicare Plans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama administration officials say they have some good election-year news for seniors.
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What Do You Need to Know About Women’s Services Under New Health Care Reform?
August 1 marks the day when a key provision of President Obama’s health care reform law goes into effect: private insurance companies now must provide contraception and many women’s preventive services for free.
But because insurance in general can be complicated, there are some things you’ll need to know.
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New York Hospital Using Palm Scans for Patient Check-Ins
Checking in at New York University’s Langone Medical Center now has a high-tech twist. Instead of paperwork, the hospital is using a palm-scanner to trace the unique vein patterns in patients’ hands.
Made by Fujitsu, the scanners use near-infrared waves to take an image of the veins in a person’s palm. As long as the imaging has been done on a patient before, software can then match these pictures