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Buying Medicine? Caveat Emptor!

Prescription Drugs May Cost More With Insurance Than Without It By CHARLES ORNSTEIN and KATIE THOMAS, DEC. 9, 2017, The New York Times Excerpts. Read complete article here.  This article was written through collaboration between The New York Times and ProPublica, the independent, nonprofit investigative journalism organization. Having health […]

Kiss Your Employer Health Insurance Bye-Bye, Its Days Are Numbered

The Decline of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance  By David Blumenthal, M.D., Tuesday, December 5, 2017, The Commonwealth Fund Excerpts. Read complete article here.  Toplines Employers are shifting costs for job-based health insurance to their workers Employer-sponsored health coverage provides far less protection to U.S. workers than it […]

Big 5 Health Insurers Soak Taxpayers: Stock Prices Soar

The Big Five Health Insurers’ Membership and Revenue Trends: Implications for Public Policy By The Commonwealth Fund Toplines The 5 largest commercial insurers increasingly rely on their Medicaid and Medicare business for growth and profits In 2016, Medicare and Medicaid accounted for 59 percent of combined […]

Is Amazon Taking Over For-Profit Healthcare? What’s Next?

For-profit healthcare faces multiple threats in 2018 By Tara Bannow  | November 30, 2017 | Modern Healthcare Excerpts only. Read entire article here.  For-profit hospital companies must weather looming threats of market disruption, regulatory changes and technological advancements that may change where patients get care in 2018, analysts say. […]