If you’re getting older and wondering how to stay fit, keep in mind that a little high-intensity activity daily is worth the effort. Everything you do to stay active is beneficial, but a small...
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Emergency room nightmares at big hospitals
In a piece for KFF Health News, Elisabeth Rosenthal describes the harrowing experiences her husband faced in a hospital emergency room, while suffering from esophageal cancer. It got to a point in...
Mexicans guaranteed universal health care
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum plans to guarantee all 130 million Mexicans universal healthcare. She is creating one Universal Health Service for everyone in Mexico, beginning next year, writes...
More than half of Rx spending in US is on specialty drugs
A new report finds that costs for specialty drugs are taking an outsized toll on payers, including health plans, union health plans and employers. More people are using specialty drugs. And, today...
Electing hospice improves end-of-life care and saves Medicare...
The Research Institute for Home Care commissioned an ATI Advisory report, which shows that early election of hospice both helps patients and saves Medicare money. The analysis further finds that if...
The dangers of relying on AI for your therapy
Americans are increasingly turning to AI for help handling relationships and other challenging situations, as a no-cost alternative to a professional therapist. They value the feedback and are...
Increasingly, doctors sue patients who don’t pay their bills
Hospitals have eased off suing their patients who don’t pay their bills, after facing public humiliation for the harm they were causing their patients. But, doctors, ambulance companies and...
Real estate investors are buying up long-term care facilities...
Jordan Rau reports for KFF News on how real estate investors are buying up long-term care facilities and, sometimes, depriving residents of needed care, in order to boost profits. Because federal law...
President Trump takes on health care fraud, pardoning 15 health...
Since he took office in 2025, President Trump has pardoned 15 health care fraudsters, reports Protect Our Care in a new report. These individuals, be they owners of health care businesses...
Community health workers provide hands on support to vulnerable...
Across the country, a corps of community health workers provide hands-on support to vulnerable older adults in their homes. Many of these adults are isolated, unable to travel, and at serious risk if...