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All private, third-party payers—Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and commercial insurance companies—offer two kinds of plans for financing medical care: group plans and individual plans. Group plans are offered by the third-party payer to an employer, and then by the employer to the employees. Individual plans are offered by the third-party payer directly to [...]

Most infections of the lung, or pneumonias, regardless of their cause, have the same symptoms: cough, shortness of breath, and fever. In some lung infections, the cough is productive—that is, the cough produces sputum; in other lung infections, the cough is dry. Cough and shortness of breath may be accompanied by chest pain. The person [...]

Tuberculosis (ТВ) is a disease caused by a germ called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It normally affects the lungs, but can also infect other parts of the body. Tuberculosis may be latent or active. “Latent” means that the bacteria are in the body but do not cause any symptoms. People with latent tuberculosis cannot spread the infection [...]