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Planet Money
A Huge Pay Cut For Doctors Is Hiding In The Fiscal Cliff
November 29, 2012 On Jan. 1, Medicare is set to cut payments to doctors by nearly 30 percent. Lawmakers of both parties want to prevent this. So why is it imminent?
Shots - Health News
Hospitals Gamble On Urgent Care Clinics To Keep Patients Healthy
November 8, 2012 KHNUrgent care clinics are part of a growth strategy for some hospital chains. But some analysts wonder if hospitals will be able to provide good customer service at the clinics.
Participation Nation
Screening Hearts In Philadelphia, Pa.
August 27, 2012 Simon's Fund provides free heart screenings to children throughout the Philadelphia area. Nearly 5,000 students have been screened in the past seven years thanks to the program, and 43 have discovered unknown, potentially-fatal heart conditions.
Participation Nation
Caring For Others In Bountiful, Utah
August 23, 2012 The Rocky Mountain Care Foundation provides charitable healthcare services and aims to improve the overall quality of life for low-income people.
Shots - Health News
Clinics Go Mobile To Take Health Care To The Street
August 22, 2012 While the clinics have proved popular, their focus on the uninsured has led some to question whether the mobile model will be rendered moot by expansions of insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Participation Nation
A Lasting Legacy In Pomona, Calif.
August 13, 2012 Dr. Jamie Lynn Garcia grew the two-room Pomona Free Clinic into the Pomona Community Health Center, which serves thousands of homeless and uninsured residents.
Planet Money
Meet The Drug Dealer Who Helps Addicts Quit
July 26, 2012 A prescription drug called Suboxone helps wean people off of heroin and pain pills, but addicts have a hard time getting prescriptions. So they're turning to the black market.
Planet Money
Does Medicaid Make People Healthier?
July 3, 2012 The question is more contentious than it sounds. A new study may finally provide an answer.
Planet Money
After Years Of Uncertainty, A Health-Care Business Gets An Answer
June 29, 2012 It's 9:45 am on Thursday at the headquarters of Health Plan One, a health insurance agency that sells private policies. The biggest court decision ever regarding health insurance is about to come down.
Planet Money
Planet Money And This American Life On Health Care In America
June 28, 2012 Planet Money and This American Life tried to figure out why health care costs keep rising, and how health insurance works (and doesn't work).
