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If he's a nurse anesthetist, he could be making $17,290 a year more than his female counterparts. iStockphoto hide caption
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If you're a New Yorker shopping for health insurance on the state's exchange, you won't be able to find a health plan with out-of-network coverage unless you live around Albany or in the far western part of the state. iStockphoto hide caption
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Carol Berman, of West Palm Beach, Fla., makes the case for policymakers to protect Medicare Advantage benefits during the Coalition for Medicare Choices' Medicare Advantage Food Truck stop in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images hide caption
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A look inside the factory in Kundl, Austria, where Sandoz, a unit of Novartis, makes biosimilar drugs. Novartis hide caption
FDA Decision Signals New Competition For Some Of The Costliest Drugs
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U.S. taxpayers have poured $30 billion into funding electronic records systems in hospitals and doctors' offices since 2009. But most of those systems still can't talk to each other, which makes transfer of medical information tough. iStockphoto hide caption
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Dr. Chuck Denham gave the keynote speech at a patient safety conference held at the Cleveland Clinic in 2011. Safety Leaders/Flickr hide caption
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Shopping for an MRI scan? Guroo.org, won't yet show you what your local hospital or radiologist charges, but it will reveal the average cost of the test in your area. iStockphoto hide caption
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Is health insurance that doesn't cover hospital care worth having? iStockphoto hide caption
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Health insurer Humana Inc. disclosed that its Medicare Advantage plans are being looked at by the feds. Brian Bohannon/AP hide caption
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Happy patients can be a windfall for the hospitals that care for them. Laughing Stock/Corbis hide caption
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A federal grand jury in West Palm Beach, Fla., indicted Dr. Isaac Kojo Anakwah Thompson on eight counts of health care fraud last week. iStockphoto hide caption
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United HealthCare wants to get on the Covered California bus, but the state marketplace isn't inclined to allow insurers on board that weren't part of the launch in 2014. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
Dallas insurance agent Jo Ann Charron has worked with clients to help clear confusion over subsidies offered by plans on the federal health insurance exchange. This sort of free guidance can save insurance shoppers time and money, agents say. LM Otero/AP hide caption