Health insurance premium increases at large U.S. employers are running 5% for 2017 , according to the National Business Group on Health. That seems like a deal compared to the
Consumers skeptical about the real cost of healthcare will soon have a resource where they can ask and share with their neighbors the price of common medical procedures. Starting Thursday,
Denise Johnson works two jobs, but neither of them offers health insurance to part-timers like her. She signed up for a marketplace plan this year, but for routine medical care
Founded by brothers Geoffrey and Matthew Chaiken, Blink Health is changing lives in just a few easy steps. Once you’ve received a prescription from your doctor and sent it to
The worldwide telehealth market is forecast to be worth $6.5 billion by 2020, marking a shift in the provision of traditional healthcare services. And with many national healthcare services facing
The prices of specialized healthcare services continue to skyrocket and some policy experts have suggested a new payment alternative for patients: Mortgages. A prominent Harvard oncologist and an economist at
Walk into these clinics, and the American health system might be spending more than it had hoped. The massive growth in the number of retail health clinics may be leading
Price transparency or providing incentives to direct consumer behavior would actually have minimal effect on reducing healthcare spending. Price transparency in the healthcare industry is becoming more and more pertinent
What if your next doctors visit could happen by smartphone from anywhere in the world? It could happen sooner than you think. Its called telemedicine, or telehealth: The use of
“What a Medicare for All program does is finally provide in this country healthcare for every man, woman and child as a right.” — Sen. Bernie Sanders “I don’t want
