Since 2013, the numbers of Americans supporting or opposing universal healthcare have gradually flipped themselves, and now polls over that time consistently show that a majority want universal healthcare. When will leaders listen? This most recent was a March Kaiser Family Foundation poll that asked […]
Pharmaceutical companies are using their savings from recent corporate tax cuts to buy back shares of their own stock, enriching executives and wealthy investors as prescription drug prices continue to skyrocket, says Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor. “It’s a two part scam,” he said. […]
Research shows hospital consolidation has been driving prices higher and higher in recent years. And because more and more people have high-deductible insurance plans, they’re more likely to be on the hook for huge bills, like paying 33 times more for the same test. Alison Kodjak, […]
If Americans follow the healthcare facts, they will eventually be led to the certainty that universal healthcare is the best way to rein in costs, prevent medical financial ruin and boost our health. Dr. Danielle Martin is one of those who remind us. She is […]
Seniors are getting financially drained by excessive prescription drug price increases, and a congressional report released this week shows that the situation is unlikely to change anytime soon without fundamental change. The report, “Manufactured Crisis: How devastating drug price increases are harming America’s seniors,” exposed […]
This high-profile legal fight caught the attention of employers and policymakers across the country amid growing alarm about the financial implications of industry consolidation. Large health systems are gaining market clout and the ability to raise prices by acquiring more hospitals, outpatient surgery centers and […]
Addiction treatment centers and dialysis providers are accused of profiteering off vulnerable patients by collecting millions of dollars in inflated medical claims. Critics say that the providers are signing up patients for health insurance and paying the premiums only to line their own pockets. Chad […]
Availability and affordability of healthcare has often been a top concern in the United States, with a majority worrying a great deal about access. Illness can be uncomfortable in the best case scenario, but a poll released this week says that even a serious illness […]
