Nonprofit hospital fundraising practices (including “nightly patient wealth screenings”) reveal mindset that preferences patients based on likelihood of donations. Nonprofit hospitals across the United States are seeking donations from the people who rely on them most: their patients. Many hospitals conduct nightly wealth screenings — using software that […]
Wonder why one hospital charges $59 for a blood panel and another – only 15 miles away – charges over $525? You’ll need an advanced degree to figure it out. The federal government’s new rule requiring hospitals to post prices for their services is intended […]
Why do Europeans enjoy access to medicines that are up to 80% cheaper than in the US? US pharmaceutical companies stifle competition with “rebate traps,” “bundled pricing” and “patent thickets.” – Europeans have found the secret to making some of the world’s costliest medicines much more […]
I found the recent LA Times editorial “Gavin Newsom is already moving California toward single-payer” frustrating. It’s about time that the LA Times gets single payer right! To be sure, this opinion by the LA Times Editorial Board, gets some things right but it also […]
Seeing the steady stream of television commercials selling medicines, exactly how much of our healthcare dollars are wasted on marketing? Would you believe $30 billion a year? Kaiser Health News, by Liz Szabo JANUARY 8, 2019 Hoping to earn its share of the $3.5 trillion health care market, […]
Get the facts about the projected cost of California Medicare for All from our featured expert, James G. Kahn, MD/MPH, Professor Emeritus of Health Policy, Epidemiology, and Global Health at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
“I’m an economist,” said Lopez, who teaches at the University of Memphis. “I understand how abusive these practices are. There is not a single market price.” Julie Appleby, KHN Joaquin Lopez had emergency gallbladder surgery after rushing to an ER last year. He has been […]
“I was, of course, thinking, ‘What did I do?’” Witter said. “The doctor said right off the bat it was nothing I did.” Then the bill came. Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News Sarah Witter couldn’t get a break even though her leg had gotten several. […]