In 2010, about 40 percent of Americans -- or 73 million people -- had trouble paying medical bills, up from 34 percent in 2005. Now, a new study confirms that having health insurance coverage is no guarantee against accumulating ...
Jul 1, 2011
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By a vote of 400–31, the "Fairness for 9/11 Families Act" was approved by the House on Friday, leaving many survivors and responders wondering why a similar bill is not advancing to shore up their underfunded health program.
Oct 3, 2022
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An apple a day not only keeps the doctor away, it also could save the United States at least $40 billion in medical bills, report Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy researchers in a new study published June 30 ...
Jun 30, 2023
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Health insurance is not protecting Arizonans from having problems paying medical bills, and having bill problems is keeping families from getting needed medical care and prescription medicines, a new study has found.
Jun 17, 2011
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The high cost of health care is deterring parents from taking their children to the doctor or buying prescription medication, regardless of how much money they make or whether they have health insurance, according to a study ...
May 2, 2011
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It's been almost two weeks since federal regulators authorized COVID-19 vaccines for infants and preschoolers, but Katie Old Crow still hasn't been able to get her 14-month-old son vaccinated.
Jul 1, 2022
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Despite the Affordable Care Act's much-touted expansion of health coverage in the U.S., a first-ever poll of America's seriously ill demonstrates that insurance alone isn't enough to protect against the high cost of care.
Dec 10, 2018
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President Joe Biden will sign Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the "final piece" of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party's standing ...
Aug 16, 2022
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Crowdfunding is sometimes touted as a "safety net" for people who can't afford to pay their medical bills.
Feb 3, 2022
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The trade in "legal highs" was banned in 2016 when the UK government introduced the Psychoactive Substances Act. Two years later, the government has published a review of the effects of its legislation. It's interesting that ...
Nov 20, 2018
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