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Health Care

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett (left) in 2017; Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, in 2013; and JP Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon in 2013. Berkshire Hathaway, Amazon and JPMorgan Chase are teaming up to create a health care company announced Tuesday that is
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Money

Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, JPMorgan Chase launch new health care company

The new company will be "free from profit-making incentives and constraints" as it tries to find ways to cut costs and boost satisfaction.

8 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa. (AP, file)
Politics & Policy

Casey to support abortion limits in U.S. Senate vote

The measure bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy — with exceptions for cases of rape or incest or when continuing the pregnancy would put a woman’s life at risk.

8 years ago

Radio Times
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Nadine Burke Harris’ “The Deepest Well”

Guest: Nadine Burke Harris Dr. NADINE BURKE HARRIS ...

Air Date: January 23, 2018

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The Department of Health and Human Services building is seen in the evening in Washington
Health

Local specialists echo national concerns over ending behavioral health registry

Behavioral Health practitioners nationwide have used the registry’s list of hundreds of evidence-based practices as the industry standard for what works.

8 years ago

Gov. Carney and state legislators show support for paid maternity leave.
Politics & Policy

Delaware governor announces support for paid family leave

Gov. John Carney and state legislators announced a bill Tuesday that would offer 12 weeks paid maternity or paternity leave to full-time state employees.

8 years ago

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Politics & Policy

Congress to sick kids in Delaware: Drop dead, maybe

2017 came and went, and with it hope that Congress would come to the aid of millions of kids in Delaware and all across the country depending on them for their health care.

8 years ago

A photo from Lucy’s time in Alaska. (Courtesy of Lucy)
The Pulse
Health

Before Huntington’s: Seeking adventure while she’s able

Dogged by the specter of a disorder that feels like genetic destiny, a woman challenges her body and mind to do new things.

8 years ago

Listen 8:14
NPR
Health

Neuroscientist predicts ‘much better treatment’ for Alzheimer’s is 10 years away

8 years ago

Receptionist Jennifer Baker advises Suzanne Cloud on health insurance forms before her appointment at Cooper Medical Services. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Health

The numbers are in: Here’s how ACA open enrollment went in Pa., N.J., and Del.

The number of people who signed up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act dipped slightly in all three states, despite Trump administration efforts to curtail the law.

8 years ago

This Sept. 15, 2014, file photo shows part of the HealthCare.gov Website in Washington.  (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)
Health

Thousands sign up for Delaware health insurance marketplace despite challenges

Delaware’s health insurance marketplace remains strong after nearly 25,000 people signed up for 2018 coverage in midst of many insurance challenges.

8 years ago

Kelley Mui helps a client sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act on Dec. 15 at the Midwest Asian Health Association in Chicago.
NPR
Health

Robust health insurance sign-ups surprise supporters and opponents

Not only was the sign-up period reduced by half, but the White House dramatically cut funding for advertising and enrollment aid. Still, it was 96 percent of last years total.

8 years ago

FILE - In this Monday, March 31, 2014 file photo, SEIU-UHW worker Kathy Santana, left, assists Ruben Torres, 27, during a health care enrollment event at the SEIU-UHW office in Commerce, Calif.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Trump loses again: Americans flock to ‘dead’ Obamacare

Obamacare enrollment stats are a reminder that an historically unpopular president and a manifestly unpopular party cannot simply compel Americans to behave like sheep.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, December 21, 2017

After nearly 20 years, Congressman Bob Brady might finally have competition for re-election. In New Jersey, why is it easy for teachers ...

Air Date: December 21, 2017

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Dr. Gordon Baltuch and his team check on James Neyhart throughout a procedure that uses a beam of ultrasound waves to stop his hand from trembling.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Treating tremors through ultrasound waves deep in the brain

A new non-invasive procedure uses a beam of ultrasound waves to damage brain tissue associated with the involuntary movements.

8 years ago

Listen 3:29
Pennsylvania’s interim Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller says she fears that the CHIP program will not be reauthorized. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Health

Pa. officials scramble to plan for possible CHIP shutdown

CHIP insures more than 180,000 kids across Pennsylvania, and it costs nearly a half-billion dollars to run. Federal money pays for almost 90 percent of that.

8 years ago

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