People covered by Medicare have a pretty good deal, as long as they live long enough past retirement to overcome the non-tax-deductible amounts they paid in Social Security taxes while
Deciphering the terminology used by health insurance companies can be confusing and vexing. The sea of gimmicky marketing buzzwords is piling on each year, resulting in making consumers do more
Looks can always be deceiving, but particularly so in health insurance, where the cheapest upfront plans often lead to major sticker shock after the actual doctor visit. But with a
Lately the news about Medicare costs has been surprisingly good. Congress recently made a deal to spare some beneficiaries what would have been steep 50% hikes in Part B premiums
The desire to lose weight and change bad habits can be one that takes people down an unsafe path. Bariatric surgery in the United States is a safe procedure with
Quick quiz. What should doctors do when they recognize that a hospitalized patient is ready to go home? If you answered: discharge the patient, you havent spent time working at
After nearly two years in operation and millions of dollars spent in development, the small business health insurance exchange created by the Affordable Care Act is struggling to catch on.
Millions of people in the United States go without health insurance each year. Because nearly all of the elderly are insured by Medicare, most uninsured Americans are nonelderly (under age
Remote health monitoring continues to be an important method of care among physicians and other healthcare professionals who have included the practice among their heart disease patient base. Nonetheless, many
According to an Accenture report, providers could be out over $300 billion cumulative lifetime revenue over the next five years due solely to damage from cyber-attacks. Fierce Health IT explains
