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Finding Someone to Blame for U.S. Health Insurance Woes
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (300+ words) As Americans pay more and more for health insurance every year, with paperwork burdens and denials of doctor-recommended procedures, medications, and other medical services, their anger and frustration at the U.S. healthcare system continues to simmer. Academy of Management Scholar Tim…...
Anger Over Health Costs Clouds Midterms
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (26+ words) WAMU Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings....
3 Strategies to Improve Health Insurance, Per Georgetown Report
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (381+ words) A Georgetown report outlines three strategies to improve health insurance by lowering costs, simplifying coverage and protecting patients from corporate abuses. Healthcare costs are a major area of financial strain for Americans. A new report from Georgetown University’s Center on…...
From the Editors: House Democrats’ health care plan will bankrupt this state — and its citizens
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (430+ words) Democrats added one seat to their state House majority last month and took it as an invitation to let their real policy goals come out. Or, at least, that seems to be what they are doing, based on Rep. Greg…...
Why health insurance cuts for the over-65s won’t swamp public hospitals after all
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (688+ words) Government critics say changes to health insurance rebates will strain the public health system. But the evidence shows the impact might not be what you think....
Democrats Should Go Bigger on Insurance Reform
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (328+ words) Healthcare costs are crushing Americans. The average premium for an employer-sponsored family health plan now exceeds $26,000 a year — and families are then still on the hook for ever-higher deductibles and out-of-pocket bills. Nearly four in 10 Americans have delayed or skipped…...
Opinion | Medicaid expanded beyond the population it was meant to serve. Its cost needs scrutiny, too
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (263+ words) Jon Fleischman is a longtime California political strategist and writes at SoDoesItMatter.com. Re: “Medicaid cuts stand to hit everyone (yes, even you). Here’s why” A recent CalMatters story warned that Medi-Cal cuts will raise costs for the privately insured....
U.S. Senator Murray: 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' straining WA healthcare services
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (549+ words) SEATTLE - The Trump administration signed House Resolution 1 (H.R. 1)—Popularly known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA)"—into law on July 4, 2025, which implements tax and spending policies in the president's second term. U.S. Senator Patty Murray (WA-D) toured Harborview Medical…...
Healthcare costs are rising. Here’s how states are tamping down
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (41+ words) Modern Healthcare Healthcare costs are rising. Hereâs how states are tamping down The Institute for Digital Healthcare Transformation aims to speed the development of digital health tools for underserved communities....
Employer Insurance Paid Virginia Doctors 28 Percent More Than Medicaid Managed Care for the Same Preventive Visit
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (980+ words) Employer-sponsored insurance paid Virginia doctors an average of 28 percent more than Medicaid managed care plans for the same routine preventive visit, according to a study published this week in JAMA Health Forum that held the billing code constant across five…...