Put American patients first and drain the health care behemoth’s wasteful costs
DOGE won’t make much progress without lowering the rampant costs of the US health-care system, because an astounding 48% of ...
States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
Pennsylvania’s Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Scott Martin, R-Lancaster, said the pandemic amounted to a “pause ...
What Lamont’s CT budget proposal would mean for health care
Gov. Ned Lamont eyed Medicaid reimbursement rates, a hospital tax restructuring and pharmaceutical costs in his biennial ...
Trump can bring prosperity back by doubling down on health care price transparency
President Trump’s return to office offers an opportunity to renew the pro-growth, pro-prosperity era Americans enjoyed during ...
Opinion
Opinion: Reforming health care is essential for national survival
Americans pay more taxes to support health care than do the citizens of any other country. We must either fix our health care system or watch our economy implode.
How Digital Can Address The Healthcare Crisis Of Capacity, Cost And Care
Chronic diseases account for about 90% of U.S. healthcare spending, yet many are preventable. New-age digital technologies ...
STAT5d
How Trump’s tariffs may raise health care costs, from medical devices to prescription drugs
Potential impacts of the tariffs include higher prices for drugs and medical supplies, and possible shortages.
Marketplace8d
Employee benefit costs notch healthy gains, led by health care
But the bigger employer benefit cost — about 8% of total compensation — is health insurance. And in 2024, the premiums your employer paid went up faster than most things, besides eggs. “So health care ...
Pa. among states hit with more Medicaid costs from enrollees who are sicker after COVID-19 pandemic
To address higher-than-anticipated costs, Gov. Josh Shapiro has proposed an increase of $2.5 billion in Medicaid spending ...
Benefits Pro4d
Rising cancer rates among young adults: Why employers must prioritize preventive care
The number one driver of health care costs in the United States is ... Americans diagnosed with cancer each year and treatment costs projected to exceed $240 billion by 2030, this troubling ...
Indiana lawmakers toyed with health care cost bills for years. Is this the year for change?
Indiana lawmakers have been talking for years about tackling health care costs, and there's hope that Gov. Braun's priority focus gives some momentum.