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Aetna is offering targeted diabetes plans

Aetna Offers Targeted Health Plans for Diabetes Care

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Plans include low copay for specialist visits related to diabetes, free supplies, financial incentives
A considerable proportion of federal marketplace plans lack at least one in-network specialist

Nearly 15 Percent of Plans Lack In-Network Specialists

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Most commonly excluded specialists are in endocrinology, rheumatology, and psychiatry
Low-income HIV patients who enrolled in the Affordable Care Act may be faring better than they did on traditional state assistance

IDSA: ACA Improving Care for Low-Income HIV Patients

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In Virginia, ACA enrollment in 2014 associated with HIV viral load suppression
Health insurance deductibles have risen more than six times faster than American workers' average wages since 2010

Health Insurance Deductibles Rising Faster Than Wages

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One in five workers now have a deductible of $2,000 or more
Insured patients with multiple myeloma frequently report financial toxicity and use of coping mechanisms

Financial Toxicity Rife Among Patients With Multiple Myeloma

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Insured patients frequently report using savings or borrowing money to pay for treatment
Physicians who volunteer their medical expertise should consider their legal risks

Volunteer Doctors Need to Check Liability Coverage

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Immunity laws vary by state; liability policies vary coverage outside of regular practice
More Americans are getting health insurance as a result of the Affordable Care Act

Management, Treatment of Chronic Disease Up With ACA

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Higher numbers of insured leading to more treatment of hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes
Millions more Americans have affordable health insurance

Patients Report Improved Care Access, Better Health With ACA

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Gains seen in how many adults have insurance and a doctor, and say they are in better health
Insurance companies should consider reviewing coverage policies to include situations where primary care physicians provide important and cost-saving inpatient consulting

AAFP: Pay Primary Care Doctors for Inpatient Consulting

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Primary care physicians often provide important, cost-saving consulting, which should be covered
As a result of the increasing popularity of high-deductible health care plans

Expansion of High-Deductible Plans to Impact Physician Care

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Physicians must be able to balance provision of good clinical care with ability to limit costs