When you head into the emergency room, you might assume that the doctors you see are hospital employees who accept the same insurance plans as their employer. But nearly two-thirds
Steven Conner, a 56-year-old self-employed contractor in Gresham, learned recently his health plan premium will jump by $145 a month. Conner is not alone. In June the state approved significant
The U.S. health care system saved a record $254 billion dollars in 2014 from generic drugs, which amounts to $1.68 trillion over the most recent decade (2005-2014), according to the
Brand-name drugs may offer more value, but not in the way you’d expect, a new study from New Zealand suggests. The research finds that placebo painkillers labeled with a brand
mericans spend much more than people in most other countries on prescribed drugs. That’s one finding in a new report, Health at a Glance 2015, from the Organisation for Economic
That’s one finding from a new report, “Health at a Glance 2015,” from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). We’re spending more than twice the amount on health
Healthcare costs keep rising and sometimes patients are paying bogus charges on their medical bills. Riddick Walling was Injured on the job, and now he lives with chronic pain. He
If you’ve been hearing about Medicaid expansion on the periphery of this year’s Louisiana’s gubernatorial campaign and the 2016 presidential election, there’s a big reason for it: Health care is
Like most patients, Robert Delfino did what his doctor told him: Go to the hospital for an outpatient cardiac procedure to determine the cause of his heart condition. Delfino, 54,
From deductibles, to premiums, to out-of-pocket maximums buying health insurance can be wildly confusing. I know this, because I am getting ready to buy health insurance for the first
