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Higher premiums, fewer choices, less time could confront consumers shopping for insurance, analysts say
Insured, But Still Barred From Top-Tier Cancer Centers

Cheaper policies may not cover U.S. National Cancer Institute-affiliated doctors
More Patients OK’d for Cancer Trials Under Obamacare: Study

Affordable Care Act changed rules for private insurers

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- Posted July 11, 2017
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- Posted June 27, 2017
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- Posted June 26, 2017
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- Posted June 23, 2017
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- Posted June 22, 2017
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Overcharging Common in U.S. Emergency Rooms
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- Posted June 2, 2017
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CBO: 23 Million Would Lose Health Insurance Under House Health Care Bill
While premiums may lower over the long-term, many Americans would face much higher...
- Posted May 25, 2017
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Too Many Americans Still Go Without Cancer Screenings
Report shows uninsured had lowest rates of mammograms, Pap tests and colonoscopies
- Posted May 18, 2017
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People With Pre-Existing Health Issues Fear Repeal-and-Replace Bill
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- Posted May 12, 2017
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But, as has always been the case, support for the law depends on political...
- Posted May 4, 2017
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House to Vote Thursday on Amended Bill to Repeal and Replace Obamacare
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- Posted May 4, 2017
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Are You Living with Psoriasis?

A growing knowledge of the skin disease called psoriasis is leading to greater treatment choices, including personalized therapies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports.

Psoriasis is an immune system disorder that causes overproduction of skin cells, resulting in scaling, pain, swelling, redness and heat. The condition affects about 7.5 million Americans.

“As we better understand the disease, researchers know more about what specific factors to target in order to develop effective treatments,” FDA dermatologist Dr. Melinda McCord said in an agency news release.

There is no cure for psoriasis, so the main goals of treatments are to stop skin cell overproduction and reduce inflammation. Current therapies include medicines applied to the skin (topical), light treatment (phototherapy), or drugs taken by mouth or given by injection.

Doctors used to take a step-by-step approach, starting patients with mild to moderate psoriasis on topical therapy. If that was ineffective, doctors moved on to phototherapy or drug treatment.