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Senate HELP Committee’s Bipartisan Health Care Bill Positive First Step Toward Stabilization, Say Patient, Provider, and Consumer Groups
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 18, 2017— A non-partisan group of 29 patient, provider and consumer groups today praised the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for crafting bipartisan legislation that will help stabilize the individual insurance markets:
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Men develop irregular heartbeat earlier than women; extra weight a factor
Study Highlights: The onset of an irregular heartbeat jumps sharply in men after age 50 and in women after 60. The risk of developing the irregular rhythm known as atrial fibrillation rises with increasing age and weight. Having atrial fibrillation more than tripled the risk of dying during average 13-year study.
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Patient, provider and consumer groups implore Congress to appropriate CSR funds
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 13, 2017 — 12 patient, provider and consumer groups released the following comments today on President Trump’s announcement that he will discontinue the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments:
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Adult and teen obesity rates hit all-time high, CDC reports
DALLAS, October 13, 2017 — New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) indicate the adult obesity rates in the United States are now a staggering 40 percent while youth obesity rates grew to 20 percent for 12-to-19-year-olds.
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Health Insurance Changes Could Put Meaningful Health Coverage Out of Reach for Patients
Washington, D.C., October 12, 2017—An executive order issued today by President Trump would encourage association health plans to enter the insurance market and change the rules governing the length and renewability of short-term catastrophic health insurance plans.
