Diabetes is at an all-time high in the U.S., with an estimated 30 million Americans diagnosed with the disease. Before the ACA, diabetes patients often could not buy health insurance due to health status discrimination by the health insurance industry. But after the ACA, the […]
What is Medi-Cal? It’s a state program that provides public health insurance for low-income Californians. Its funding is shared between the federal and state government. Many people are surprised to learn that one in three Californians – or 13 million people – have health […]
7 Ways Medicare for All is Different Than Original Medicare Everyone keeps talking about “America’s healthcare crisis” by which they generally mean “skyrocketing costs that people can’t afford to pay” even if they have health insurance (millions don’t). Many solutions have been proposed […]
Is Medicare for All too good to be true? Many people understandably think so. Why is that? First, in America, having good health insurance is associated with having a posh job at a big corporation or in the government. In other words, good health […]
Commentary by Sylvia Moore Imagine you have just gone into the hospital for major surgery. Now imagine weeks later you receive a mysterious request to connect on social media from someone you don’t personally know. It turns out the request is from a debt collector. […]
If you’ve ever wondered why our government never manages to rein in Big Pharma, one explanation may be that our legislators are enjoying lavish donations from drug companies a little too much. Kaiser Health News has made it possible for you to determine exactly how […]
More in the continuing saga of how some American hospitals are ruining the lives of ordinary people who incurred medical debt when they fell ill – insured or not. This analysis of the University of Virginia Health System’s (UVA) debt collection strategies highlights the human […]
In our national quest to identify and rein in the villains who are driving the cost of U.S. health care to staggering heights, the role of hospitals has been overlooked. This Kaiser Family Foundation analysis corrects that oversight, revealing that hospitals are by far […]
Consumer protection in health care – like in every other industry – should ensure the rights of consumers and support fair trade, competition and accurate information. Historically there has been a striking lack of consumer protection in the healthcare industry, with hospitals keeping secret their […]