Health Headlines for Tuesday, November 1
New York health insurance exchange sign-up starts today
Buffalo News
Open enrollment begins Tuesday for New York’s health insurance exchange, which serves people who don’t receive coverage through an employer or Medicare.
Rate hikes, new doctors: Obamacare exchanges open to angst
USA Today
As open enrollment starts Tuesday on the Affordable Care Act exchanges, consumers in some parts of the country are bracing for huge rate hikes, while many others are preparing to change insurers and likely doctors.
Is High-Deductible Health Insurance Worth the Risk?
New York Times
As companies push workers to pay more for their medical care, millions of employees are facing a tough decision, choosing between high premiums and high deductibles.
A New Death Toll for Smoking
New York Times
A new study has found that 28.6 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States are attributable to cigarette smoking.
Exclusive: Abortion by prescription now rivals surgery for U.S. women
Reuters
American women are ending pregnancies with medication almost as often as with surgery, marking a turning point for abortion in the United States, data reviewed by Reuters shows.