Millions Risk Losing Health Insurance in Republican Plan, Analysts Say
Americans in their 50s and 60s would be especially likely to find coverage unaffordable in a system providing tax credits of $2,000 to $4,000 per year based on age.
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Credit Who Wins and Who Loses Under Republicans’ Health Care Plan
Maps comparing tax credits under the Affordable Care act and those in the plan House Republicans recently released across groups of incomes and ages.
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CreditBrendan Smialowski for The New York Times Obamacare Took Months to Craft; Repeal May Be Much Swifter
In comparison with the pace of work on the Affordable Care Act in 2009, the timetable for the Republicans’ health care bill is lightning fast.
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CreditGabriella Demczuk for The New York Times G.O.P. Health Bill Faces Revolt From Conservative Forces
Before the bill has even reached House committees, conservative senators and groups have come out against the plan to replace the Affordable Care Act.
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CreditBaylor University Medical Center Hands of the Dying Offer a Unique Memorial
For families of people near death, Trish Rogers provides a unique memorial — a cast made from the patient’s hand, often joined with the hand of a loved one.
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Frugal Family
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CreditDavid Terrazas for The New York Times A Family Adventure in Medical Tourism
The Frugal Family heads to Thailand and learns why a surprising number of people travel abroad to get fillings and crowns, whitening and implants.
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Voices
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CreditSally Deng Ping-Pong as the Fountain of Youth
Ping-Pong, or table tennis as it is officially known, is one of the fastest racket sports, requiring muscular and cardiorespiratory endurance.
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Personal Health
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CreditPaul Rogers When a Partner Dies, Grieving the Loss of Sex
Loss of sexual intimacy often goes unmentioned even by close friends.
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CreditKim Raff for The New York Times In Red-State Utah, a Surge Toward Obamacare
Despite uncertainty about the Affordable Care Act’s future, Utah had one of the biggest increases of any state in residents who signed up for its coverage this year.
Cell Wars: The Science of Immunotherapy
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CreditJoshua Bright for The New York Times How to Find Clinical Trials for Experimental Cancer Treatments
Most major cancer centers post the trials in which they participate on their websites. But other sites show more options.
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CreditAl Drago/The New York Times In Cancer Trials, Minorities Face Extra Hurdles
As immunotherapy research takes off, the patients getting the treatment have been overwhelmingly white. Researchers know this and say they are trying to correct it.
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Public Labs, Corporate Gains
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CreditJesse Dittmar (left) and Emily Berl (right) for The New York Times Harnessing the U.S. Taxpayer to Fight Cancer and Make Profits
Public funding is backing a new immunotherapy treatment, but the bulk of any profits will go to a private company. So are taxpayers getting a good deal?
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CreditLeft: Lynn Donaldson for The New York Times Right: Laura McDermott for The New York Times Cancer-Free: One Recovery Inspires Another — and Could Help Thousands
The science reporter Denise Grady writes about the connection between two immunotherapy success stories.
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CreditLaura McDermott for The New York Times 1 Patient, 7 Tumors and 100 Billion Cells Equal 1 Striking Recovery
The recovery of a woman with advanced colon cancer, after treatment with cells from her own immune system, may help doctors develop new treatments for other patients.
