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Providing Small Business Health Insurance Tax Credits Effective Jan. 1, 2010 Up to 4 million small businesses are eligible for tax credits to help them provide insurance benefits to their workers. The...
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View ArticleDo UK Guidelines Catch More Colon Polyps Than U.S.?
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – UK guidelines for colon cancer surveillance might be better at catching pre-cancerous polyps early on than U.S. ones, a new study suggests. Check out the...
View ArticleAsthma Linked to Increased Risk of Dangerous Lung Blockage
Odds of blood clot in lung artery increase along with severity of the respiratory disease, study finds People with asthma are at increased risk for the dangerous, sometimes deadly lung condition called...
View ArticleHHS and States Move Forward To Offer Quality, Affordable Health Coverage In 2014
Washington DC - Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more states are moving forward to implement the health care law and establishing Health Insurance...
View ArticleAmerican Heart Association Thanks Volunteers, National Volunteer Week
For National Volunteer Week, the American Heart Association would like to thank the amazing group of men, women and children that volunteer their passion and time to further our mission to fight heart...
View ArticleHHS Launches Partnership and Video Contest with Young Invincibles
HOUSTON, Texas – Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Young Invincibles announced the Healthy Young America video contest in an effort to inform young people about...
View ArticleRural America and the Affordable Care Act
Lyons, Nebraska - Today, the Center for Rural Affairs released a new report that examines how the Affordable Care Act will provide tax credits and subsidies through new health insurance marketplaces to...
View ArticleMilestone Moment Reports: 746,000 Michigan Eligible for Financial Help in...
Washington, D.C. – Starting on October 1, 2013, the first enrollment period will begin for the new health insurance marketplace created under the Affordable Care Act. At that time, approximately...
View ArticleSignificant Choice And Lower Than Expected Premiums Available in the new...
A new report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finds that in state after state, consumers will see increased competition in the Health Insurance Marketplace, leading...
View ArticleNew Online Guide Offers Consumers Tools To Make Informed Decisions In Health...
Arthritis Foundation Launches Unique Resource to Help Individuals with Arthritis Find the Right Plan On October 1, 2013, the Arthritis Foundation launched its online Health Insurance Marketplace...
View ArticleHHS Blog: More on the Tech Surge
The following blog was posted today, Thursday, October 31, 2013, at http://www.hhs.gov/digitalstrategy/blog/2013/10/more-on-the-tech-surge.html More on the Tech Surge By Julie Bataille, Director,...
View ArticleRural America and the Medicaid Gap
Lyons, Nebraska – The Center for Rural Affairs released a new report that examines the differences between rural and urban states regarding the decision of whether or not they would expand the...
View ArticleLong-Term Depression May Double Stroke Risk Despite Treatment
DALLAS, May, 2015 Persistent depression may double the risk of stroke in adults over 50 and stroke risk remains higher even after symptoms of depression go away, according to research in the...
View ArticleReport Shows Medicaid Expansion States Beat Non-Expansion States by Nearly 2...
Medicaid Expansion States Saw Average 25 Percent Decrease in Uninsured Workers, versus 13 Percent for Non-Expansion States Washington, D.C. – States that expanded Medicaid on average had a 25 percent...
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