Gerard Anderson, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, and Ge Bai, Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, conducted a national study to determine the extent to which doctors charge patients in...
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Good incremental primary care delivers better health, longer life
If you’ve ever questioned why having a good primary care doctor is so critical, Atul Gawande explains in no uncertain terms in the January 23, 2017 New Yorker. In a nutshell, well-trained...
Video: 98-year-old yoga teacher inspires
Tao Porchon-Lynch, a 98-year-old yoga teacher, inspires. Having taught yoga for 75 years, she explains that nothing is impossible. She has spent almost a century living mindfully. She teaches the...
Foods with added sugar are not so sweet for your health
Americans consume a lot of sugar. Natural sugars from fruit are generally good for you. But anything you consume with added sugar is not so sweet for your health. These added sugars contain...
CBO projects premiums could double after ACA repeal
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that premiums could double by 2026 for people buying coverage in the individual market after key parts of the Affordable Care Act...
Advil and Aleve increase risk of stroke and heart attack
According to the FDA, use of NSAIDs, (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs,) such as Advil (Ibuprofen) and Aleve (Naproxen), increase your risk of stroke and heart attack. As a result, the FDA now...
150 million people at risk of losing good affordable coverage
JoAnn Volk of the Georgetown University Center on Health Insurance Reform writes for Health Affairs about the consequences for people with employer coverage of the Republicans’ plan to repeal...
Trump voters want lower health care costs
You might think that Trump supporters also support House Speaker Paul Ryan and the Republican leadership’s plan to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, gut Medicare and block grant Medicaid...
Online social networks may extend your life
We have evidence that people who are more socially engaged live longer. New research featured in PNAS reveals that people with stronger online social networks also appear to live longer than people...
Beware of out-of-network ER bills
A new study by Zack Cooper and Fiona Scott Morton in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that more than one in five emergency room visits involve out-of-network care. While most people choose...