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Hospitals prepare to launch own drug company to fight high prices and shortages

Hospitals prepare to launch own drug company to fight high prices and shortages

A consortium of hospital systems and three foundations is moving ahead with a nonprofit drugmaker that would produce some of the generic medicines health care facilities need the most.
by Alison Kodjak

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To raise confident, independent kids, some parents are trying to 'Let Grow'

To raise confident, independent kids, some parents are trying to 'Let Grow'

Research suggests kids who have more freedom and independence grow up to be less anxious and depressed. But in the age of helicopter parenting, giving kids freedom to roam can be difficult.
by Deena Prichep

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Analysts predict health care marketplace premiums will stabilize in 2019

Analysts predict health care marketplace premiums will stabilize in 2019

In signs the health care market may be maturing, an analysis of insurance filings shows premiums will rise less than 4 percent on average and companies plan to market more policies in more places.
by Alison Kodjak

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Surprised by a medical bill? Join the club

Surprised by a medical bill? Join the club

A survey by the research group NORC at the University of Chicago shows 57 percent of American adults have been surprised by a health care bill that their insurance didn't pay for.
by Alison Kodjak

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Insulin's high cost leads to lethal rationing

Insulin's high cost leads to lethal rationing

Diabetic ketoacidosis is how Nicole Smith-Holt lost her son. Three days before his payday. Because he couldn't afford his insulin. "It shouldn't have happened," Smith-Holt says looking down at her son's death certificate on her dining room table in Richfield, Minn.
by Bram Sable-Smith

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