On behalf of 18 other Senate Democrats, Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has asked for public comments on how to fix the nation’s broken model of long-term care for older adults and younger people with disabilities. His 81-page request for information…
Many working-age Americans put off a doctor visit, a prescription or a test this year because of what it would cost. That finding comes from the Commonwealth Fund’s 2026 Biennial Health Insurance Survey, released October 22, and it points to a larger…
Primary care physician Dr. Tina Philip examines patient Liberty Haude at her private practice in Round Rock in September. Using a primary care physician instead of an urgent care or an emergency room keeps the cost of care down. Primary…
Rising healthcare costs, higher health insurance premiums and claims disputes are testing consumers’ trust in health insurance. As insurers point to opaque hospital pricing and propose that policyholders bear part of each claim through co-payments, customers risk being squeezed further.
Americans shopping for health insurance this fall may be in for an unpleasant surprise. Premiums are rising, deductibles are climbing and some families are discovering that the coverage they relied on last year is becoming increasingly difficult to afford. For…
Health care inflation is coming in hot — again. Michigan regulators have approved another round of big premium hikes for health insurance companies, with an average rate increase in 2027 of 14.2% for individual policies and 9.6% for small group plans, which are those…
Presented by Managed Healthcare Executive and Drug Topics Sempre Health CEO Anurati Mathur says affordability dollars should reach patients on every fill, and reversed claims show plans when they don’t. Affordability programs work only when the money reaches patients at…
Clinicians in hospital intensive care unit This past June, GoozNews forecast the uninsured rate would soar to 11 percent this year due to changes contained in the One Big Ugly Bill passed by the Republican-controlled Congress and signed into law by…
Just over two weeks ago, Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill was firm in her assertion that she did not accept estimates of a €1 billion deficit in the health service by the end of this year. Steps were being taken…
For Franz Murat of Irvington, the idea of getting sick or hurt at work is almost too much to think about. The 24-year-old nursing assistant has no health insurance and is still paying off the $5,000 he owed after being hospitalized…
National health spending and the cost of care: spending growth, family health costs and affordability.
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