As a surgeon, I want to commend Steven Brill on an outstanding article. A detailed discussion about the pricing and profits …
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Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us
How outrageous pricing and egregious profits are destroying our health care
What Makes Health Care So Expensive?
Why Cheaper Genetic Testing Could Cost Us a Fortune
Dana Nieder was at a loss. Doctors had been trying to figure out what was wrong with her daughter Maya since she was 7 months old. Now 4 1/2, Maya didn’t learn to walk until long after her second birthday and still can say only …
The 8 Preventive Health Services that Women Start Getting Free Today
From birth control to breast-feeding support, American women are now eligible for eight additional preventive health care benefits without copay under the Affordable Care Act
Should Medicaid Be Expanded? Study Finds It May Lower Death Rates
As states debate whether to expand their Medicaid coverage under President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, a new study by Harvard School of Public Health researchers finds that doing so may save thousands of lives.
HIV Treatment Results Are Improving — But Maybe Not as Much as We Thought
The proportion of U.S. patients who receive effective treatment has jumped from 45% in 2001 to 72% in 2010, according to a large national study, but that’s still lower than some previous estimates
Despite Fears, ‘Mental Health Parity’ Law Has Not Caused Drop in Coverage
Despite fears that a 2008 law requiring employers to cover mental health care and addiction treatment as broadly as medical health care would backfire and cause employers to drop coverage altogether, a new report from the …
Medicare Will Cover Obesity Screening and Treatment
Medicare, which covers some 42 million American seniors, will pay for obesity screening and behavioral therapy as part of its portfolio of preventive services.
Health Care Under the Golden Arches: Cheap But Faulty
There’s a central maxim to health insurance pricing: If it seems too good to be true, it is.
What’s a Tax Deductible Health Expense?
If you get health insurance through your job, heads up — it’s open enrollment time. Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, it’s even more important than usual that workers pay attention to what their health insurance plan will look …
An Insurer Aims to Put Your Oncologist on a Budget
An oncologist who administers chemotherapy drugs in his office has a business plan a little like a general contractor who renovates your house. These doctors buy drugs from manufacturers are wholesale prices, tack on a little …
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