A growing number of small-business owners say that controlling health care costs is a top priority, and it is the number one policy that they have contacted their elected officials about, a new study showed. According to the National Small Business Association’s annual Politics of […]
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — When Nikia Jackson needed to be screened for a sexually transmitted disease, she wanted a clinic that was reputable, quick and inexpensive. After searching online, Jackson, 23, ended up at the Obria Medical Clinics’ sparkling new facility in an office park […]
As the nation considers the very disturbing testimony presented to the Senate Judiciary Committee by Dr. Ford as well as Judge Kavanaugh’s angry response, it’s critical to remember that there have been many other concerns about Kavanaugh. By no means are we minimizing the […]
Groggy from painkillers, Khan managed to ask the doctors how much the flight would cost and whether it would be covered by his insurer. “I think they told my friend, ‘He needs to stop asking questions. He needs to get on that helicopter. He doesn’t […]
A few months after House Democrats announced a Medicare for All Caucus, the co-chair, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), has introduced a Medicare for All PAC to support candidates who support the system championed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) during his 2016 run for president, as […]
Jackson Corbin, 13, Defends Preexisting Conditions Protections at U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Hearing
Jackson Corbin may not live to be an adult as he battles a rare disease, Noonan syndrome. But last week, at the Senate Judiciary hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Brent Kavanugh, the 13-year-old from Hanover, Pennsylvania, shamed those who believe that preexisting protections are government […]
“You have to pay the $7,600 out-of-pocket before your insurance is even going to kick in,” she recalled telling him. Alec decided going uninsured would be more manageable. Although there might have been cheaper alternatives for his insulin supply that Alec could have worked out […]
Surprise medical bills can upend financial stability and devastate families. A $115,527 bill for a three-day hospital stay, including $15,076 for four tiny screws. A $18,836 hospital bill for a visit lasting three hours and 22 minutes, which mostly consisted of a nap and baby […]
As the US Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings today on the confirmation of Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, advocacy groups representing the the most vulnerable among us, including seniors, the disenfranchised and women, urge extreme caution. And Senators are listening. If, after reviewing these […]