Ruud has up-close look at health care costs
At her clinic, Maria Ruud sees the costs of a bad economy on an already fragile health care system. Finishing up her fourth year at the Capitol representing Eden Prairie and Minnetonka, Ruud, ...
I’m 73 years old and have annual health care costs of $27,000 that are emptying my savings — tapping into my home equity is my last resort. How can I do it safely?
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) says that homeowners aged 65 and over have a median home equity of $250,000. A big part ...
Medical costs, access top health concerns: Survey
A survey released this week found that improving the affordability and access to health care is a top priority for Americans, ...
Under the Dome: NC lawmakers propose bipartisan bill aimed at lowering health care costs
Rowe said his office is honoring detainer requests as required under House Bill 10, the ICE cooperation law enacted last year ...
Getting health care reform right
The following open letter was presented July 22 to Congress by Rochester Minn. based Mayo Clinic CEO and others. The group believes value and quality should be rewarded, not quantity. Inflation of ...
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We are all complicit in the big lie of health insurance
It’s how we force tradeoffs between health care’s benefits and other priorities. It’s past time to make these trade-offs honestly. Congress should compel insurers to state their cost-benefit ...
Health Care Coverage Could Be Expanded To Millions of Americans
New bill COVER, lead by Alabama Democrat Shomari Figures, is designed to reach people in states which refuse to extend ...
More than 80% of health costs in final year of life ‘spent on hospitals’
Some 81% of this healthcare spending is spent in hospitals (£9.6bn), with 56% (£6.6bn) of that going on emergency hospital ...
Oklahoma Democrats' agenda focused on cost of living, education, health care
Despite a Republican majority, members of the House Democratic caucus said they have a progressive, smart agenda for the 2025 legislative session ...
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Addressing Health Care’s “No Prices” Model
In the health care context, patients must agree to pay a hospital’s “regular rates” without knowing exact costs until they ...
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 ...
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Do Medicare Advantage Provider Networks Change the Way Beneficiaries Use Health Care?
Medicare Advantage plans are popular, but some have limited provider networks, while and others require high cost sharing for ...