Posted on Friday, February 13, 2015

Helpful Health Care Links: February 13, 2015

Our helpful health care links focus on two hot topics in health care this week– Research findings on Ebola to prevent the spread of the disease and new findings related to the dangers of smoking. Both are worth your time. And, as always, if you ever come across a healthcare story that you think merits more attention, please send it our way!

Ebola Victims Still Infectious a Week After Death, Scientists Find

The findings by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases confirm the importance of handling the corpses carefully because victims are potentially infectious for up to a week post-mortem.

Smoking’s Death Toll May Be Higher Than Anyone Knew

A study in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine points to more than a dozen more diseases that apparently add to the tobacco death toll.

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Posted on Friday, January 30, 2015

Helpful Health Care Links: January 30, 2015

Our helpful health care links focus on two hot topics in health care this week– How to save for healthcare in retirement and a father requesting that a California school district ban all unvaccinated children from attending school. Both are worth your time. And, as always, if you ever come across a healthcare story that you think merits more attention, please send it our way!

Here’s What You’re Really Going to Spend on Health Care in Retirement

These benchmarks will help you gauge your future medical spending and set the right savings goals.

Sick Child’s Father Seeks Vaccination Requirement in California

Since a measles outbreak originated at Disneyland last month, the father of a 6-year-old boy with leukemia has asked the superintendent of his Marin County (California) school district to keep unvaccinated children out of school.

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Posted on Friday, January 23, 2015

Helpful Health Care Links: January 23, 2015

Our helpful health care links focus primarily on a variety of topics– Government healthcare website sharing personal data and an update of where Michigan falls with health insurance sign-ups. We also include an article from The Washington Post about The House of Representatives approving two bills revising healthcare legislation for small businesses. All are worth your time. And, as always, if you ever come across a healthcare story that you think merits more attention, please send it our way!

Healthcare Is Headed Down A New Road With New Rules In 2015

Here is the trend of the top ten trends shaping healthcare for 2015.

Government Health Care Website Quietly Sharing Personal Data

The government’s health insurance website is quietly sending consumers’ personal data to private companies that specialize in advertising and analyzing Internet data for performance and marketing.

House Approves Two Obamacare Tweaks Intended To Help Small Businesses

The House of Representatives has already approving two bills that would revise some of the legislation’s most controversial rules for business owners.

Michigan Health Insurance Sign-Ups Near 300,000

Nearly 300,000 Michiganians have signed up for health insurance through the federal government with just over three weeks remaining to enroll.

Hospitals’ Medicare Quality Bonuses Get Wiped Out By Penalties

What Medicare gives with one hand, it’s taking away with another. Most government quality bonuses to hospitals this year are being wiped out by penalties issued for other shortcomings.