The Commonwealth Fund this week released its biennial ranking of the health systems of 10 of the...
Health and financial security
24 health systems drop their Medicare Advantage contracts
When Congress passed legislation allowing corporate health insurers to offer Medicare benefits, our...
Republicans and Democrats alike love social insurance, why...
An opinion piece in MarketWatch by Brett Arends, a financial writer, makes the seemingly obvious...
AMA asks Congress for help saving independent medical practices
In a Statement to Congress, the American Medical Association (AMA) asks for help saving independent...
Vice President Harris wants to forgive medical debt
Vice President Kamala Harris’s economic plan calls for forgiving medical debt for as many as...
Harris and Walz: “We’re not going back!” on...
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz, have proclaimed...
Aspirin is good at preventing blood clots post-surgery. Why...
A recent study found that patients benefit as much from aspirin post-surgery as they do from costly...
Emergency or urgent care? Why it matters
A growing number of hospitals are offering people both hospital emergency room services and urgent...
Low-income communities are particularly at risk in Medicare...
Insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans too often delay and deny care inappropriately. If you...
Get your Covid vaccine: Reduce your risk of long Covid
Pam Belluck reports for the New York Times on new findings showing that people who get Covid-19...