Despite having fewer office visits and shorter average hospital stays and using the same prescriptions, the U.S. overall spends twice as much per person on healthcare than do similar wealthy countries. Per person, the U.S. spends $10,348 compared to an average of $5,198 elsewhere in […]
In case you missed it, the latest news makes clear that corporate health insurance continues to suck, with fine print exclusions, claims denials and sky-high premiums that show no sign of abating after years of double-digit increases. The result? Patient suffering. Meanwhile, state governments […]
There’s more energy in California around the idea of universal coverage than people see in lots of other parts of the country, and could be an important factor in this year’s elections. Pauline Bartolone, California Healthline California’s leading gubernatorial candidates agree that health care should […]
Today, I can walk without a limp. My cancer has not yet come back. So, I hope you all can walk with me for Medicare for All, for a world where healthcare is not about making money but about making people well. It took mass […]
The pharma industry as a whole has behaved similarly, cranking up political contributions and lobbying. Meanwhile, despite much talk about change, Congress and the Trump administration have done little to control drug prices or threaten drug-company profits. Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News and Elizabeth Lucas, […]
“My whole life has been rearranged around trying to get health insurance,” Garnett Mellen, 56, said, as she explained that claiming residency with her daughter in the new ZIP code had cut their premiums by more than half. Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. […]
Was Colorado’s House Speaker Crisanta Duran taking a page from California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon‘s book when she blocked introduction of the Health Care Cost Analysis Act of 2018?Read the letter about the status of the bill from Ivan J. Miller, Ph.D. and judge for […]
The Attorney General’s refusal signals his agreement with health consumer advocates, who argue that patients still are struggling to pay their bills, even when they have insurance. Advocates say it shows he understands there are still “unmet needs” for financial assistance for people who have high-deductible […]
