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Opinion | Health-care treatment costs should be site neutral
Marty Makary is a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Carey Business School and author of the forthcoming book, “Blind Spots: When Medicine Gets It Wrong, and What It Means for Our Health”For years, the price of an…
Fraudulent ACA Subsidies – Health Care’s Burst Pipe
In August 2022, the Biden Administration renewed a provision of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which fully subsidized Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchange plans for those making between 100–150 percent of the federal poverty level…
Biden’s expansion of free ObamaCare
It’s the story of every government subsidy: Offer folks handouts if they meet certain requirements, and suddenly a lot of people . . . meet the requirements.
Cover the full cost of something — especially it’s something…
Here’s when you need travel insurance (and when you don’t)
Christopher Elliott
| Special to USA TODAYThe Bucket List Family gives five tips for traveling with kidsThe Bucket List Family sold everything to travel around the world. Here are their tips for traveling with children.Travel insurance…
Biden’s physical aging became more apparent in recent months
President Biden, who at 81 is the oldest person ever to hold the office, has displayed signs of accelerated aging in recent months, said numerous aides, foreign officials, members of Congress, donors and others who have interacted with…
You Could Pay More For Healthcare With Insurance Than Without
Chelsi Ross was insured when she had to go to the ER for chest pain. Yet even after the "negotiated ... discount" from her insurer was applied to her bill, it was still higher than what uninsured patients were charged. She is still…
Fight over trans medical care is at center of leaked Houston health records case
We’re testing using AI-powered tools to provide an audio version of this story. While this audio recording is machine-generated, the story was written by human journalists. Read more on our AI policy.…
Lack of affordability tops older Americans’ list of health care worries
What weighs most heavily on older adults' minds when it comes to health care?
The cost of services and therapies, and their ability to pay.
"It's on our minds a whole lot because of our age and because everything keeps…
Florida, California insurance crisis is spreading. Is your state next?
Insurance premiums are rising in many states following multiple climate disasters.The crisis is altering both the residential and commercial real estate markets, as deals fall apart over the cost and availability of insurance.Because the…
Milwaukee VA Nurse Recognized With National DAISY Award | VA Milwaukee Health
A Milwaukee VA Medical Center nurse was nationally recognized with HealthImpact’s DAISY Nurse Leader Award in Advancing Compassionate Care in Policy.…