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Canada already has a pharmacare system — and it's working
17 June 2019 - Why blow up a system that is mostly working and take on billions in new spending when ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2019
Trump says he will roll out new health care plan in next couple of months
16 June 2019 - President Trump said he'll be rolling out a new health care plan in a couple of ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2019
‘Medicare for All’ plan faces steep hurdles in Massachusetts
16 June 2019 - Whether it’s called “single payer,” ″Medicare for All,” or something else, the concept of a universal ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Jun 2019
Trump Administration expands pre-tax accounts for health insurance
13 June 2019 - Employees will now be able to use HRAs to buy individual coverage, with certain restrictions, starting January ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2019
Medicare for all won't work. This might.
12 June 2019 - About 30 million Americans still lack health insurance, and more than 60 million have trouble paying ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Jun 2019
Free daily HIV prevention pills will soon be available to private insurance holders
11 June 2019 - Patients with private health insurance will soon be able to get HIV prevention medication at no cost. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2019
Soaring insurance deductibles and high drug prices hit sick Americans with a ‘double whammy’
6 June 2019 - Wendy Matney hesitated to tell her family not to call 911. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jun 2019
APRA warns health insurers of forced mergers if risks not tackled
5 June 2019 - The prudential regulator has begun talks with private health insurers likely to face sustainability challenges as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2019
American voters have a simple health care message for 2020: just fix it!
2 June 2019 - In surveys, many voters say they’re open to solutions, regardless of the political party proposing them. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Jun 2019
Single payer reform—“Medicare for All”
31 May 2019 - The prospect of single-payer “Medicare-for-all” reform evokes enthusiasm and concern. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2019
The upcoming U.S. health care cost debate — the public’s views
29 May 2019 - More than two thirds (69%) of the U.S. public has said that reducing health care costs should ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 May 2019
Cost effectiveness analysis in the context of US commercial health insurance
29 May 2019 - Discussions of the cost effectiveness of medical services often are couched in the framework of a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 May 2019
Terminal brain cancer patient shares painful health insurance lesson, as more Aussies ditch cover
28 May 2019 - When doctors discovered a tumour bigger than a golf ball in the middle of Nick Stephens’ ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 May 2019
Health premium increases ‘must fall’: Greg Hunt
28 May 2019 - Greg Hunt wants insurers to slash premium increases next year — even if the government has ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 May 2019
Liberals want to build their campaign around Pharmacare, but ignore where drugs would end up
23 May 2019 - Internal documents from within the Liberal Party recently showed that Ontario Liberal MPs want 2019’s election ...