Health equity issues run deep in the US. And, the huge drop in life expectancy for Blacks and...
Health and financial security
Should health insurers help patients with travel costs?
Access to health care is a surprisingly small determinant of people’s health. Education...
Health care coverage denied? Appeal, it’s easy
In its infinite wisdom, Congress is eyeing a fix for people with poor health insurance whose health...
For-profit hospitals are causing rising medical debt and...
Axios reports new findings, in partnership with Johns Hopkins, that medical debt continues to rise...
ER coverage: Private health insurers control our coverage
If you think you like your private health insurance, watch out. Private health insurers control the...
States lack power to take on health insurers and guarantee...
So far, President Biden has done little to move forward with health insurance reform at the federal...
Private sector can’t fix health care; we need government
This piece was originally published on the Health Justice Monitor. How Amazon, JPMorgan, and...
People prefer public insurance over private insurance
A new study published in JAMA finds that people with public insurance say they fare better than...
Beware of hospitals that charge for parking
Rebecca Ritzel reports for Kaiser Health News on hospitals that charge steep prices for parking...
More hospitals providing care at home
Julie Appleby reports for Kaiser Health News that, down the road, a lot of hospital care may be...