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The average US refrigerator is 15 percent larger than 30 years ago, and one out of four homes has a second one. See a problem?
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With 12 million Americans allergic to one food item or another, sales of specialty foods are soaring.
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If you're worried about how yours might fare during a downturn, consider a recession-proof industry, which caters to ongoing demands.
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Dr. Toby Cosgrove, Cleveland Clinic president & CEO, discusses whether some aspects of the President's health care law should be overturned: "We need to have reform in our health care delivery system," he tells CNBC's Maria Bartiromo.
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Mainland Chinese who have a second child in Hong Kong will be fined for breaching China's one-child policy, Chinese media quoted a family planning official as saying, as mainland Chinese women flock to the former British colony to give birth.
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Expecting Aetna and UnitedHealth to beat Wall Street estimates as health insurers kick off fourth-quarter earnings, senior analyst Peter Costa of Wells Fargo says these companies will continue their winning streak in 2012, due to rising costs, lower unemployment and even health-care reform.
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The presidential candidates share their plans for America's health care system. "We had Obamacare but we didn't have the savings," says Michele Bachmann.
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While some believe government intervention in health-care reform is the only way forward, there are already health-care organizations around the country that can deliver better quality care at a lower cost.
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Is legislated healthcare reform here to stay? As we watch the presidential race heat up – and look to a Supreme Court ruling this summer — no one knows for sure. Regardless, we as a nation need to realize that traditional thinking around healthcare is forever changed.
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A question that is becoming more pertinent in these straightened economic times is whether it is possible to measure charitable initiatives the way businesses measure their profits.
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China is hardly enjoying an athletic revolution of the people, but the foundation for one may be forming as the middle class grows richer. The NYT reports.
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The market is always too optimistic about firms under DOJ fraud investigation, says Sheryl Skolnick, CRT Capital healthcare analyst. Checking in on health care, with CNBC's Herb Greenberg.
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What if doctor's offices were like gym memberships? Pay a monthly fee and come as often as you like: no insurance, no deductible, no paperwork, no bill. It's called direct primary health care and may be available in your state.
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While some people are frustrated about the long wait times for doctors appointments, some believe doctors are doing their jobs.
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There's growing debate over whether America can afford Medicare as it is currently constructed and the costs sustainable.
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Critics of the Affordable Care Act say they are not seeing any change in costs and are worried that government-run health care will increase taxes and allow insurance companies to operate without rules.
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Many consumers assume that their health insurer, hospital, or state medical licensing agencies have vetted physicians who are open for business, but oversight is more lax than you might think.
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What used to be mostly a matter of phony billing has spread to questionable medical procedures and identity theft, costing patients and insurers more than ever.
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Though the U.S. had made much progress taking medical record keeping into the digital age, there's still some doubt that the government will reach its target by the prescribed deadline.
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The reasons Americans pay more than other industrialized countries for similar health care come down to how the system is run, starting with the bottom line.