There’s endless talk about the $2.8 trillion dollars Americans spend each year on health...
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Medical device to remove fibroids causes cancer to spread
About half of all women have uterine fibroids. Some need them removed. A story in Boston Magazine...
John Oliver: Be careful about how you save for retirement
In a recent Last Week Tonight segment on retirement plans, John Oliver warns that we need to be...
No proof annual pelvic exam offers benefits
Most women get annual pelvic exams–60 million in 2010–but it might be time to stop...
Practice of medicine more stressful than ever
Most of us are finding it increasingly hard to get a doctor’s appointment. So, it’s no...
Access to care issues, higher costs when hospitals merge
A recent report by Merger Watch details the access to care issues and higher costs that often arise...
Large 2017 Medicare premium increase projected
Note: For information on Medicare premiums in 2017 click here. The post below explains why Medicare...
When do drug companies create value?
In a recent Health Affairs article, Uwe Reinhardt explains that health care companies, including...
Insurance premiums projected to rise a lot in 2017
The New York Times reports that health insurance premiums are projected to rise a lot in 2017...
Congress keeps Social Security from spending its own money to...
It’s bad enough that Congressional leaders want to cut Social Security benefits. But did you...