Health

Past health chiefs: insurance market stability is the goal

Don't make things worse. That's the advice of former U.S. health secretaries of both parties to President Donald Trump and the GOP-led Congress, now that "Obamacare" seems here for the foreseeable future. The 2018 sign-up ...

Health

Why state-level single-payer health care efforts are doomed

With members of Congress spending the month of August in their home districts, Republican efforts to do away with President Obama's signature legislative achievement, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), appear stalled, at least ...

Health

What does choice mean when it comes to health care?

President Trump continues to threaten millions of Americans who now have health insurance with loss of coverage by undermining the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as "Obamacare." His goal has been to repeal the ACA, or ...

Oncology & Cancer

Treatment costs can be another blow to cancer patients

(HealthDay)—The emotional and physical costs of cancer can be staggering. But the financial side of cancer is also a great burden, with many patients in the United States struggling to pay for treatment, new research ...

Health

ACA reduced disparities in health care access, report shows

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has helped to close the gap in health care access between residents of poor and higher-income households, a new report by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers shows.

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