healthcare

Many Americans limited medical care during the COVID-19 pandemic to lessen the risk of catching the disease, but now, the same trend exists but for a different reason: rising medical costs. Studies suggest that people are mainly pushing off preventative care appointments and treatments because of…

In October 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 24, more commonly known as College Student Right to Access Act, making California the first state to mandate state universities to provide medication abortion resources on campus. Before this bill, students on average had to drive…

CVS is expanding its range of health services to Aetna’s vast membership, with CVS’ storefronts becoming community medical hubs with primary-care, drug-management and other services. This may lower costs for consumers but we’ll see how it pans out. Also savings could materialize if it becomes a…

Alex M. Azar II, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has expressed concern about the soaring cost of prescription drugs for many consumers. Work on Medicare was a formative experience for Mr. Azar, and he cites the drug benefit- delivered entirely by…

The situation about the health insurance costs in Charlottesville is an extreme example of a pattern that can be seen in other places around the country. In this article, they wrote about how high priced health insurance affected people and what are the general thoughts about it. One thing that is…

The hacking of the health records of as many as 1 in 3 Americans has awoken the health care industry to an unpleasant reality: After spending billions to install computerized documents in hospitals and networks, it now must spend billions more to make them secure.... Read more