Guroo tool opens health care price data to shoppers
The Health Care Cost Institute with United Health care Aetna and Humana launches Guroo listing average prices for about 70 procedures and bundles across states. It aims to reveal real costs insurers pay and shows ranges, with plans to add provider specific prices and quality data later.
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Lynn Quincy
Consumers Union
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Blue Cross BlueShield
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Kaiser Health News
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Vilsack suggests smartphone labels for GM foods
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Congress that smartphones could scan bar codes on food packages to reveal whether ingredients include GMOs. He said FDA handles labeling but noted industry could adopt the idea to ease the GMO labeling debate. Critics warn many consumers lack tech access to use such scans.
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Hershey Co
Oswego Health Opens Multiple Sharps Disposal Locations
Oswego Health announces disposal options for medical sharps at several sites. Accepts approved containers at Oswego Hospital Health Services Center Suite GSO and The Manor at Seneca Hill reception, 9 am to 4 30 pm weekdays. Urgent care centers in Central Square and Fulton accept sharps 9 am to 9 pm. Ensure puncture resistant leak proof containers and do not leave waste unattended. Call Oswego Hospital at 349 5583 for details.
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Ebola doctor faults media and politicians for public fear
Dr. Craig Spencer, the first Ebola patient in New York, says media coverage and political posturing fueled fear rather than science. He recalls riding the subway and dining out before symptoms, notes science shows transmission is unlikely before fever, and criticizes quarantines as undermining public health response.
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