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An estimated 70% of Americans will need long-term care at some point in their lives, but "they haven't planned for it or saved for it," said Cathleen MacCaul, advocacy director for AARP Washington State, which supported the ...
Jul 13, 2026
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A new study led by a University of Chicago researcher finds that health care spending in the United States has increasingly diverged between high- and low-income Americans over the past two decades. The analysis shows that ...
Jul 10, 2026
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For the second year in a row, many Affordable Care Act insurers are proposing double-digit premium increases, driven by rising medical costs as well as policy changes by Congress and the Trump administration.
Jul 9, 2026
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There has been a substantial increase in recent years in the use of a form of primary medication to treat opioid use disorder, according to a Rutgers Health study published in Health Affairs. Researchers have also noted sharp ...
Jul 7, 2026
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For 40 years, U.S. emergency departments have been barred from turning away patients who cannot pay.
Jun 30, 2026
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A novel economic model projects that patients with heart failure would live longer and spend less time in the hospital by expanding heart failure care to include pharmacist- and nurse practitioner-led medication management. ...
Jun 29, 2026
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Patients with severe injuries from car crashes are about 70% less likely to be transferred to another hospital in states with no-fault insurance laws than in states with more common at-fault policies, reports a new study ...
Jun 25, 2026
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American Indian and Alaska Native populations continue to experience higher rates of uninsurance and chronic disease than many other groups in the United States. Now, new research led by the University at Albany examines ...
Jun 25, 2026
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The three largest Medicare Advantage insurers turned down requests for post-hospital care at some of the highest rates among major plans, a federal watchdog has found.
Jun 24, 2026
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Tired of watching its employers struggle to afford the cost of health care, Republican-controlled Indiana is trying a traditionally liberal tactic to control costs: setting government price controls on hospitals.
Jun 23, 2026
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