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How do I find the best nursing home for my mom? Can I fight hospital charges that seem wrong? There are so many details to keep track of when trying to get good healthcare it can be enough to make the savviest among us throw up our hands.
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Finding a path through the health insurance 'gobbledygook'
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Planned Parenthood in demand even amid uncertain future
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Obama administration proposes rules for healthcare partnerships
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Nurses to play a greater role in healthcare
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Anthem to boost deductibles on some individual plans
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As her health insurance rate climbs, disabled woman's income can't keep up
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