Are out-of-pocket medical costs too high?

Are out-of-pocket medical costs too high?

Many health-insurance premiums rose again this year, sometimes by double digits. A lot of the increases were accompanied by higher deductibles as well. Insurers say the increases are justified because

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App can help you save on generic drugs

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

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Most medical bills have errors ? here’s how not to get ripped off

If you aren’t scrutinizing your medical bills, you probably should. Some estimates report that as many as 75 to 80 percent of all medical bills have some sort of mistake.

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Tele-Health: Implications for Medical Tourism

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

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A guide to understanding the cost of health care

Patients utilizing healthcare today are being asked to take on a new role with a whole new set of responsibilities: Informed Health Care Consumer. This poses a challenge to patients

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Medical bill payment solution: Patient mortgages

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

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3 Things You Never Knew About Medicare

If you’re getting close to age 65, or have even reached or surpassed it, you may be assuming that you know all you need to know about Medicare. If you

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9 Things You Need to Know About Biosimilar Drugs

It’s not often that investors get an opportunity to invest in a whole new class of drugs, but they’ve got an opportunity to invest on the ground floor with biosimilars.

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The Economics Of Medicaid Expansion

The Affordable Care Act (ACA), particularly the expansion of Medicaid, has created considerable controversy, with 20 states opting not to expand the program, leaving over 3 million Americans uninsured who

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Has Obamacare worked? Experts say yes

There’s growing evidence that most of the dramatic gain in the number of Americans with health care coverage is due to President Obama’s law, and not the gradual recovery of

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