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Community health centers may provide services for those who remain uninsured
For many it's not too late to get health coverage
When to choose urgent care or emergency room
DC Health Link made it to first enrollment deadline. So what's next?
Bars, churches and laundromats: ACA enrollment lessons learned in the District
Obama: "The Affordable Care Act is here to stay"
Benefits and risks of mammography are substantial; women need to make more individual decisions on whether to be screened, new study says
CMS plans landmark release of Medicare data
10 tips for surviving a severe allergy season
FDA approves pill that could replace some allergy shots
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Community health centers may provide services for those who remain uninsured

By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News, 

April 1, 2014

For individuals who didn't enroll in insurance during the open enrollment period, whether because they didn't want to or couldn't afford to, community health centers will continue to play a key role in health care plans.  



For many it's not too late to get health coverage

Associated Press, The Washington Post, April 2, 2014

Did you miss the deadline to enroll in health insurance?  Good news - there may still be some options for you to get signed up!

When to choose urgent care or emergency room

By Meredith Cohn, The Baltimore Sun, April 2, 2014

When you're experiencing a health issue and cannot wait for your primary care provider to be available, the emergency room isn't your only option for care.  The question is: how do you decide where to go and when?

DC Health Link made it to first enrollment deadline. So what's next?

By Tina Reed, The Washington Business Journal, April 2, 2014

With open enrollment now closed, DC Health Link officials are now looking at ways to monitor consumer retention and increasing their focus on enrolling small businesses.  

Bars, churches and laundromats: ACA enrollment lessons learned in the District

By Tina Reed, The Washington Business Journal, April 2, 2014

Even though the first open enrollment period just ended, it's never too early to start planning for the next.  According to Dr. Linda Wharton-Boyd, DC Health Link director of external affairs and stakeholder engagement, more education is needed to prepare DC residents for fall enrollment and also to help those already insured to utilize coverage.  

Obama: "The Affordable Care Act is here to stay"

The Washington Informer, April 1, 2014

Celebrating the success of the first open enrollment period, President Obama spoke to reporters on Tuesday, stating, "In these first six months, we've taken a big step forward.  Under this law, the share of Americans with insurance is up, and the growth of health care costs is down. ... The Affordable Care Act is here to stay."

Benefits and risks of mammography are substantial; women need to make more individual decisions on whether to be screened, new study says

By Lenny Bernstein, The Washington Post,

April 1, 2014

A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) is raising more questions about the efficacy of regular mammography tests for women.  According to one researcher, "The take home for the average woman is, first of all, that there is no right answer about mammography screening.  The data that we have are not perfect, and they are mixed. But they do strongly suggest that although mammography does have benefits, it does also have a lot of harms, and those harms are not insubstantial."   

CMS plans landmark release of Medicare data

By Elise Viebeck, The Hill, April 2, 2014

In keeping with promises to be transparent when it comes to health care spending, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services officials are set to release new data on services performed and payments received in 2012. 

10 tips for surviving a severe allergy season

By Lenny Berstein, The Washington Post,

April 2, 2014

With spring finally arriving in the DC area, residents should brace themselves for an intense allergy season.  Fortunately, there are some simple steps you can take to help fight off the sniffles and other allergy-related symptoms.

FDA approves pill that could replace some allergy shots

By Kim Painter, USA Today, April 2, 2014

Allergy sufferers may soon have reason to celebrate now that the FDA has approved a new pill that could replace some allergy shots.  Approved for people ages 10-65, Oralair should be available for use in May.

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