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Want to Pay Higher Prices? Try a For-Profit Hospital!
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When It Comes to Healthcare, Republicans Have a Trust Problem
ByadminHere is some polling data, on a wide range of health and healthcare issues. It shows pretty consistently that Americans trust Democrats more than Republicans on these issues: I think it’s time for Republicans to move beyond “repeal and replace” and start showing the American people that they have productive ideas about how to improve…
Guess Who Is Struggling to Pay Their Medical Bills!
ByadminHere is a picture from the Kaiser Family Foundation showing which Americans were most likely to report problems paying medical bills last year. The sad news is that just about any way you divide it, a hell of a lot of Americans are having a heckuva time paying these bills:
Employers Are Doing a Terrible Job of Covering the Cost of Pregnancy
ByadminIf you get insurance through your employer, you don’t have to worry about whether insurance will cover maternity care. The company is required to do so by law. But that doesn’t mean the insurer will be very generous. Because in the United States, having coverage doesn’t mean you’re well-covered. Employers are increasingly corralling their employees into high…
US government’s WWII mobilization on penicillin is a road map to fighting the coronavirus (USA Today)
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