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  Annual family health care costs exceed $22,000

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 23, 2013

  The annual cost for health care for a family of four could cover a year of tuition at an in-state college.

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  NH insurance commissioner reappointed

  By Arthur D. Postal  |  May 21, 2013

  Roger Sevigny's appointment now awaits final approval from New Hampshire's Executive Council.

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  Retired couples may need $220K for health care

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  May 16, 2013

  The amount of money retirees need to set aside for medical expenses dropped 8 percent this year.

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  Is the workplace health clinic the new health care fix?

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 26, 2013

  Is a medical clinic in a workplace really the best thing considered? NPR seems to think so.

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  Governments may push part-timers to exchanges

  By Mike Baker  |  April 24, 2013

  Washington state's Democratic governor said he might consider backing the idea.

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  Beleaguered caregivers getting help from apps

  By Jim Fitzgerald  |  April 22, 2013

  Use of a tracking app helped the wife of a man with Alzheimer's return to work.

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  11.5M fewer Americans covered by employer-provided coverage

  By Allen Greenberg  |  April 18, 2013

  The percentage of Americans who receive health insurance through employers has fallen from 69.7 percent in 2000 to 59.5 percent in 2011.

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  Health care coverage uneven among U.S. cities

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 16, 2013

  As far as health care coverage goes, it's all about location, location, location.

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  PPACA could overwhelm addiction treatment providers

  By Carla K. Johnson  |  April 16, 2013

  In two-thirds of the states, treatment centers are already full.

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  HHS finalizes Medicaid rule

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  April 1, 2013

  Health officials on Friday issued a final rule guaranteeing 100 percent funding for new Medicaid beneficiaries as part of PPACA.