Biden takes aim at ‘junk’ insurance, vowing to save money for consumers…
By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care…
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Biden launches a new push to limit health care costs hoping to show he can save money…
By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care…
What One Hospital’s Slow Recovery From a Cyberattack Means for Patients
In fall 2021, staffers at Johnson Memorial Health were hoping they could finally catch their breath. They were just coming out of a weeks-long surge of covid-19…
International Rights Group Calls Out US for Allowing Hospitals to Push Millions Into…
Human Rights Watch, the nonprofit that for decades has called attention to the victims of war, famine, and political repression around the world, is taking aim at…
At Least 1.7M Americans Use Health Sharing Arrangements, Despite Lack of Protections
A new report has provided the first national count of Americans who rely on health care sharing plans — arrangements through which people agree to pay one another’s…
Georgia Senate committee begins work with testimony hostile to health care permits
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia senators began examining on Tuesday whether the state should still require permits to build health care facilities, after a push to loosen…
Personal Medical Debt in Los Angeles County Tops $2.6 Billion, Report Finds
About 810,000, or 1 in 10, Los Angeles County adults together owe more than $2.6 billion in medical debt as of 2021, a new analysis has found — a staggering sum…
A ‘Payday Loan’ From a Health Care Behemoth
Alex Shteynshlyuger, a urologist with a practice in New York City, feels surrounded by UnitedHealth Group. He has seen the company gobble up private practices and…
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The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health NewsJulie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What the…
How a Medical Recoding May Limit Cancer Patients’ Options for Breast Reconstruction
The federal government is reconsidering a decision that breast cancer patients, plastic surgeons, and members of Congress have protested would limit women’s options…