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How Patients Can Use Price Transparency Laws to Lower Medical Bills
Federal transparency rules give patients leverage to compare prices, request upfront estimates and challenge inflated ho...
Georgia Governor Race Sharpens Over Medicaid Expansion and Rising Premiums
A University of Georgia survey shows premium worries cross party lines as Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson split ov...
Same Knee Surgery, Double the Price: How Hospital Monopolies Are Inflating U.S. Healthcare Costs
Newly transparent hospital pricing data reveals staggering regional cost variations for identical procedures—driven by d...
Hinson Pitches Health Insurance Transparency Bill as Iowa Premiums Climb
Rep. Ashley Hinson introduced legislation to force health insurers to disclose denial rates, prior authorization delays ...
Dental tourism to Turkey: How to vet clinics and avoid a costly smile
Lower prices are driving patients from German-speaking Europe to Turkish dentists, but a good result demands more than a...
Bank of America spends over $250 million on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs for its 210,000 employees
CEO Brian Moynihan says the investment is “the right thing to do” even if some employees leave before seeing full health...
Workers' Comp Professionals Want AI — With Guardrails, Survey Finds
A Healthesystems survey at National Comp 2025 shows claims leaders prioritizing data, struggling with comorbidities and ...
Spain’s Health Insurers Brace for Premium Hikes as Demand and Costs Surge
Spain's top health insurers warned of inevitable premium increases to meet demand driven by public healthcare strains, c...
How Your Retirement Age Drives Lifetime Healthcare Costs — and What to Do About It
New data shows retiring at 60 can boost out-of-pocket health expenses by 59% versus waiting until 65. Delaying to 70 cut...
France to Double Annual Medical Deductible Caps, Raising Patient Costs to €200 per Year
The French government will double the annual caps on medical deductibles and fixed participation fees from 50 to 100 eur...
The GLP-1 Paradox: MassHealth Cuts Coverage as Obesity Drugs Strain Budgets
MassHealth will stop covering GLP-1 obesity medications, saving $15M a year but affecting 22,000 residents – a microcosm...
Price-Adjusted Health Spending in Germany Grows 3.9% in 2024, Outpacing Economy
Destatis reports a real increase of 3.9% in health expenditure after a historic slump in 2023, while nominal spending su...