Is medical tourism ethical?

Is medical tourism ethical?

Harvard law professor, Glenn Cohen, author of ‘Patients with passports: medical tourism, law, and ethics’ spoke in Canada on the ethics of medical tourism. Cohen used Bangladesh and India as

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Can Medicare-for-All Save You 73% on Your Doctor’s Bill?

“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

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Addressing Inefficiencies in Medical Billing

Simplification, consolidation, and real time point-of-care information could address the inefficiencies in the medical billing system, according to an Ideas and Opinions piece published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Nearly 13 Million Sign Up for Obamacare Health Insurance

About 12.7 million Americans signed up for 2016 health insurance coverage through the government insurance exchanges, surpassing its expectations, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said on Thursday.

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6 Million Americans Are Eligible For Medicaid But Choose Not To Enroll

Of the 30 million Americans who remain uninsured, an estimated 6 million would qualify for healthcare through Medicaid but have not signed up. This Wall Street Journal report delves into

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The Frustrating Truth About Obamacare

Obamacare is getting boring. With little time before Sunday’s deadline for people to enroll in private health insurance via HealthCare.gov and the 13 state-run health insurance exchanges this year, there’s

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3 Realistic Ways to Reduce Health Care Costs in 2016

Bring up healthcare to a business owner and watch her eyes begin to mist over. That’s usually because talking about the Affordable Care Act is like discussing Shakespeare. We know

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The top 3 challenges facing the Medicaid program

Holding a leadership position in a program as complex and controversial as Medicaid might be the toughest job in healthcare–and with even more challenges looming, it’s likely to get even

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American medical tourism to Cuba to stay illegal

Media suggestions that it is or soon will be legal for American medical tourists to go to Cuba are wrong. Although the USA has freed up many regulations on American

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Life Hacks: Health Insurance Edition

To get you started, here are five health insurance life hacks you can use to start living a healthier and more hassle-free life in 2016. Life Hack #1: Take advantage

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