How Kaiser Permanente Aims to Boost the ‘Cool’ Factor in Health

Patients are behaving more like consumers when it comes to healthcare, which presents a unique opportunity to make health “cooler,” according to Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard Tyson.

Read More

A Scary Obamacare Mystery

Pop quiz: Are the Obamacare exchanges a success? Your answer should take into account three recent pieces of news about the online marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act:

Read More

A Push to Lower Drug Prices That Hit Insurers and Employers the Hardest

Americans have expressed outrage at drug companies for raising prices on products like EpiPen, the severe allergy treatment needed by thousands of children, and Daraprim, a rarely used but essential drug to treat a parasitic infection.

Read More

People Slammed by Medical Bills

People struck by surprise medical bills are easy to find.

Read More

Lobbyists Prepare for Clinton Win

In late summer, after the Democratic National Convention ended, a powerful trade group in Washington had a message for its industry: Hillary Clinton, at that moment, was likely to win the White House.

Read More

Percentage of Uninsured Historically Low

The number of uninsured people in the U.S. remained at a historic low in early 2016, according to a federal survey that found 8.6% of respondents without health coverage at the time of the interview.

Read More
arrowcaret-downclosefacebook-squarehamburgerinstagram-squarelinkedin-squarepauseplaytwitter-squareyoutube-square