Reed Abelson reports for The New York Times on a Trump administration regulation that would have enrollees with unaffordable medical bills borrow money from their insurers. Of course, they would need...
Diane Archer
Health insurance spending projected to rise 9 percent in 2027...
A new report from PwC finds that health care spending will rise nine percent in 2027 at the same time that nearly half of Americans struggle to pay costs now. Insurers blame artificial intelligence...
Aetna, UnitedHealthcare and Humana routinely deny Medicare...
Signing up for an Aetna, UnitedHealthcare or Humana Medicare Advantage plan will always be a gamble. These health plans can save you money if you don’t need care, but if you need a hip...
Several states now offer medical aid in dying
More than 100 million Americans can now receive medical aid in dying (MAID) if they are terminally ill. Rather than continue to suffer, they can end their lives; they are entitled to fill a...
Millions of Americans are losing health care coverage
Millions of Americans who had had government help paying for their health care coverage are losing it as a result of President Trump’s and Congressional Republicans’ decision to end much of that...
Adults in the commercial health insurance market report high...
The latest Commonwealth Fund research finds that 20 percent of adult Americans under 65 report that, in the last year, a health insurer denied them or their family members coverage for care...
The projected shortfall in the Social Security Trust Fund means...
Dean Baker explains on his Substack and below why the projected shortfall in the Social Security Trust Fund means nothing. The elites tell us there is infinite money for the military, but not...
2026: Medicare no longer covers full cost of breast sonograms
Until the beginning of this year, if your doctor recommended you get a breast sonogram in addition to a mammogram as preventive care tests, Medicare would cover the full cost for both once a year...
AI is increasing health care costs
Ayo Mseka reports for InsuranceNewsNet that artificial intelligence is increasing health care costs for two principal reasons. First, people are seeking treatment more often after using AI to...
Cap on insulin costs improved medication adherence for some...
More than 13 million people with Medicare have diabetes. And, more than three million of them use insulin. A new study, published in JAMA, out of USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy &...