The hospital in Fredericksburg, a town of about 10,000 deep in the heart of Texas Hill Country is an interesting template. But it’s the exception.
Consumer Choices Have Limited Impact On U.S. Health Care Spending
A study throws cold water on the popular idea that consumers can control their health care spending if they become savvier shoppers for health care services.
TrumpCare Takes It On The Chin
There may finally be one thing Republicans hate more than ObamaCare: TrumpCare. Will the attacks be as vicious as they were against Obamacare?
Leading Scope Maker Olympus Agrees To Hefty Settlement In Kickback Cases
Many sing the praise a fully private healthcare system. It is the fraud perpetrated by companies like Olympus that screams regulation and single-payer.
Burwell Says ‘Beat Goes On’ As HHS Seeks To Expand Health Law’s Influence
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell on Friday hailed the health law’s 2016 enrollment gains.
A Voter’s Guide To The Health Law
Nearly six years after its enactment, the Affordable Care Act remains a hot-button issue in the presidential race in both parties. Voter must take control.
2016 Obamacare Enrollment Tops Expectations At 12.7 Million
Obamacare beats expectations as about 12.7 million Americans enrolled in private health insurance through the federal & state marketplaces for 2016
Despite Kvetching, Most Consumers Satisfied With Health Plans: Poll
Bashing insurance companies may be a popular pastime, but a poll released Thursday found most people were satisfied with their health plans.
Check The Fine Print: Some Work-Based Health Plans Exclude Outpatient Surgeries
Libbi Stovall couldn’t believe it last month when she looked at the fine print in her company’s 2016 health plan which supposedly followed federal rules. Then …
Even With ‘Skin In The Game,’ Health Care Shoppers Are Not More Savvy
High-deductible health plan enrollees have skin-in-the-game however, yet there’s little evidence the risk exposure will incentivize higher-value health care decisions.