By Ken Alltucker, USA Today. Americans borrowed about $88 billion to pay for health care last year, and one infour people skipped care because of costs, according to a new Gallup survey fundedby a nonpartisan… Read More
By Maggie Fox and Lauren Dunn, for NBC News. Medical mistakes — from surgical disasters to accidental drug overdoses — are the No. 3 cause of death in the U.S., behind cancer and heart disease, two… Read More
At least 12 percent of preventable errors caused permanent disability or death, according to a review of studies involving over 300,000 patients. By Linda Carroll, for NBC News. More than 1 in 10 patients are harmed… Read More
Living wills and other advance directives are written, legal instructions regarding your preferences for medical care if you are unable to make decisions for yourself. Advance directives guide choices for doctors and caregivers if you’re...
By Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY. In an extreme example of angst over expensive medical bills, an elderly Washington couple who lived near the U.S.-Canadian border died in a murder-suicide this week after leaving notes that detailed… Read More
By Kelly Gooch, Beckers Hospital Report. The cost of hospital inpatient services for privately insured individuals is on the rise, according to a new data brief by UnitedHealth Group. An analysis conducted in 2019 of… Read More
By Holbrook Mohr And Mitch Weiss, Medical Press. This Nov. 14, 2018 photo taken in Jackson, Miss., shows the Medtronic Paradigm REAL-Time Revel insulin pump of Polly Varnado’s daughter. Medical device manufacturers and experts say… Read More
By Denise Grady, The New York Times, July 24, 2019. Textured breast implants made by Allergan that have been linked to an unusual cancer are being recalled in the United States at the request of… Read More
By Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News. The Justice Department on Monday accused a defunct chain of Tennessee-based pain clinics of cheating Medicare and other taxpayer-funded health insurers out of at least $25 million in needless… Read More
By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News. Shannon Wood Rothenberg walked into her annual physical feeling fine. But more than a year later, she’s still paying the price. Routine bloodwork from the spring 2018 visit suggested… Read More