U.S. Medical Procedure Costs Vary Dramatically by Location
Need surgery? If you blow out a knee or slip a disk, you will likely discuss things like insurance, recovery time, paid time off, long-term effects and more. But what about geography? State boundaries? City...
Healthcare Reform: A Night of High Political Drama as Affordable Care Act Survives Senate...
A late night of high political drama on the floor of the U.S. Senate ended with Senate Republicans feeling frustrated that their effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was thwarted by three...
The Current State of Healthcare Reform
Healthcare reform is one of the most polarizing topics among U.S. citizens. Some people think the entire healthcare system should be scrapped and rebuilt from the ground up. Others think the system needs a...
Insurance Providers Merge, Change U.S. Healthcare Market
The recent news that Anthem, California’s largest healthcare provider, will purchase insurance giant Cigna for nearly $50 billion caps off an extended period of mergers among America’s biggest healthcare companies. Earlier in July, a deal...
Study: 50 Hospitals Charge Uninsured 10 Times Cost of Care
The health insurance marketplace has become an increasingly costly place to find the coverage Americans need, resulting in many Americans forfeiting or losing their health insurance. As it turns out, life without it is...
UnitedHealth Considering a Departure from Obamacare
At the end of 2016, UnitedHealth Group could make a decision that would leave more than half a million Americans looking for health coverage. UnitedHealth, the country’s largest health insurer, covers more Americans than...
Senate Republicans Push Forward with Healthcare Debate
The U.S. Senate voted, 51-50, today to open debate on a potential repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Vice President Mike Pence broke a 50-all tie when Republicans Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski...