Shefali Luthra reports for Kaiser Health News on how unsuspecting patients are signing bank loans...
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Congress must protect our community health centers
Every Thursday morning, I wake up excited for the 14-hour day I’m about to begin. My Thursdays...
Two tips for keeping your emergency care costs down
There were 451 emergency room visits for every 1,000 people in America in 2014, up more than 10...
Long-term disability insurance can be valuable
Today, it is difficult if not impossible to find an affordable insurance policy that will cover...
The similarities between banking and health care
Judith Garber of the Lown Institute reports on the similarities between banking and health care...
Why won’t insurers cover some generic drugs?
Some people are finding that they cannot fill their prescriptions for generic drugs at the...
How to protect yourself against unexpected medical bills
If you’ve been to the hospital at any time in the last several years–be it for a scheduled...
Telehealth services do not save money
Over the last several years, there has been significant investment in telehealth...
High-deductible health plans mean high risk
In a recent opinion piece for Stat news, Ashish Jha, M.D., describes his struggle ensuring the...
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...