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Medicare-for-all is not Medicare, and not really for all. So what does it actually mean?

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Philly residents to get a new health insurance option in 2020

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Type 1 diabetics decry rising costs of life-saving insulin

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Dream of retiring abroad? The reality: Medicare doesn’t travel well

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The future of nursing put under microscope at Penn

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Startling number of U.S. hospices have serious flaws in care, Inspector General finds

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State-run exchange will mean cheaper health insurance for many Pennsylvanians, Wolf says

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About 1 in 6 emergency room visits result in a 'surprise bill'

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IBX joins forces with American Heart Association for free employees-only CPR training

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24 million insured Americans are spending a big chunk of their income on medical bills

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How to take your medical history into your own hands

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New Jersey law will help ease financial burden of mental health treatment

IBX Foundation expands campaign to reduce stigma of opioid addiction

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Cigna and Express Scripts to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs

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Medicaid work requirements: Is there a path forward that could help the poor, not harm them?

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DOJ efforts to kill Obamacare, the cat with 9 lives, could cause health care havoc for millions

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Independence launches campaign to recognize the region’s outstanding nurses

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There’s a new ‘Medicare-for-all’ bill in the House. Why does it matter?

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Independence Blue Cross named Top Workplace for 2019

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The high cost of sex: Insurers often don’t pay for drugs to treat problems

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Two major health insurance companies now offer wellness programs featuring free Apple Watches

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Drug-pricing reform finds new momentum as ‘a 2020 thing’

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High prices make U.S. the biggest health care spender among developed countries

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Republicans’ continued attacks on health care threaten my small business in Philly

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Medicaid work requirements: Where do they stand after the blue wave?

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IBX members spending less on branded drugs

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The votes have been counted, the results are (mostly) in: What’s next for health care?

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How genetic tests muddy your odds of getting a long-term-care policy

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IBC Foundation awards $1.8 million to nursing schools, local organizations

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Independence Blue Cross, cardiology practice sign 5-year agreement

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