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    Navigate the complicated world of health care with these resources dedicated to explaining insurance, Medicare, and healthcare reform, and helping you make the best decisions for you and your family.
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    Are Health Insurance Premiums Going Up or Down for 2021?
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    Best Short-Term Health Insurance Companies of 2021
    Fact checked by Sean Blackburn
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    When Is Medical Underwriting Still Used?
    Fact checked by Elaine Hinzey, RD
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    Best Burial Insurance Companies of 2021
    Fact checked by Sean Blackburn
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    What Is Reinsurance and Why Are States Pursuing It?
    Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS
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    What You Should Know About Health Care's Triple Aim
    Fact checked by Dale Brauner
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    How Does the HSA Testing Period Work?
    Fact checked by Dale Brauner
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    Use a Medicare Savings Program to Pay Off Your Medicare Bills
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    The Medicaid Look Back Period Makes It Hard to Get Into a Nursing Home
    Fact checked by Sheeren Jegtvig
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    Best Health Savings Account Providers
    Fact checked by Sean Blackburn
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    The Best At-Home Lyme Disease Tests of 2021
    Fact checked by Sean Blackburn
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    The Best Life Insurance for Smokers in 2021
    By Zia Sherrell
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    The Best Medicare Part D Providers of 2021
    By Rachel Nall
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    The 6 Best Home Elevators of 2021
    Fact checked by Sean Blackburn
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    Best Life Insurance For Seniors
    By Rachel Nall
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    Best Short-Term Disability Insurance of 2021
    Fact checked by Sean Blackburn
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    The 6 Best Online Medical Billing and Coding Classes of 2021
    Fact checked by James Lacy
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    Discover How the Declaration of Helsinki Protects Research Subjects
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    Can I Record My Doctor’s Appointment?
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
    Medicare patients cannot receive both diagnostic testing and CPAP treatment of sleep apnea from the same provider
    Using the Stark Law to Prevent Fraud in the Management of Sleep Apnea
    Medically reviewed by Keri Peterson, MD
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    Understanding What Health Coinsurance Means to You
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    How Healthcare Capitation Payment Systems Work
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    What Does a Pharmacy Benefit Manager Do?
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    How Healthcare Providers Are Paid by Reimbursement
    Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS
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    What Medical Triage Is and How It Is Used to Priortize Treatment
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    How Ambulatory Is Used Frequently in Health Care
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    Understanding Standard of Care for Patients
    Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS
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    Why Disease Management Is an Important Part of Health Care
    Medically reviewed by Isaac O. Opole, MD, PhD
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    How Does EMTALA Ensure Emergency Medical Screening and Treatment?
    Fact checked by Sheeren Jegtvig
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    How Health Insurance Policy Rescission Works
    Fact checked by James Lacy
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    How to Maintain a Strong Immune System
    Medically reviewed by Anita C. Chandrasekaran, MD, MPH
    Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus Bacteria
    Tips for Preventing Iatrogenic Events During Medical Treatments
    Medically reviewed by Jason DelCollo, DO
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    What Does Fraudulent Medical Upcoding Cost Me?
    Fact checked by Elaine Hinzey, RD
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    A Patient's Bill of Rights in the Medical Office
    Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS
    6 Steps to Determine a Proper Wheelchair Fit
    Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS
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    Which Type of Walker Should You Choose?
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    How Using a Rollater Can Give You More Benefits Than Walkers
    Medically reviewed by Isaac O. Opole, MD, PhD
    Doctor showing tablet to teenage boy in medical practice
    What to Know About HIPAA
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    The Risks of Using the Internet to Self-Diagnose
    Medically reviewed by Elizabeth Molina Ortiz, MD, MPH
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    5 Situations When Getting a Second Opinion Is Your Best Option
    Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS
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    What Is Histopathology?
    Fact checked by James Lacy
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    How to Cope With Grief From Difficult Diagnoses or Medical Errors
    Fact checked by James Lacy
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    Learn the Difference Between Acute and Subacute Medical Symptoms
    Fact checked by James Lacy
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    Sepsis and Septicemia Are Not the Same
    Fact checked by James Lacy
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    Discover the 5 Best Ways to Make Informed Health Decisions
    Fact checked by Sheeren Jegtvig
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    What Indolent Means in a Medical Diagnosis
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    From Dropsy to the Grip: Modern Terms for Outdated Diagnoses
    Medically reviewed by Isaac O. Opole, MD, PhD
    A doctor and a patient.
    Steps to Take If Your Doctor Tells You It's All in Your Head
    Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS
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    Should You Give Your Social Security Number to a Healthcare Provider?
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    Using Differential Diagnosis to Confirm Your Illness
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    How Reliable Are Your Medical Test Results?
    Fact checked by James Lacy
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    Using HON to Find Credible Internet Health Information
    Fact checked by Dale Brauner
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    How Common Is Misdiagnosis or Missed Diagnosis?
    Fact checked by James Lacy
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    Are You Seeing the Right Kind of Specialist?
    Medically reviewed by Robert D. Sadaty, MD
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    What to Do When You Can't Get a Diagnosis
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    Understanding Your Medical Test Results
    Medically reviewed by Rochelle Collins, DO
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    How to Deal With Common Feelings You May Have Waiting for a Diagnosis
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall
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    What Does Asymptomatic Mean?
    Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD
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    Food Safety and How to Prevent Food Poisoning
    Medically reviewed by Jason DelCollo, DO
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    How Pharmacists Can Help Caregivers
    Fact checked by Ashley Hall