Health Plans Baffling
A new Carnegie Mellon-led study found that simplifying insurance systems helps people make better choices, without hurting care. Go figure.
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It’s the Health Care, Stupid
A new study on unlocking health insurance from employment created fears of a widespread rush for welfare benefits. But what it will really do is open the door to a freer pursuit of better jobs.
We May Be More Afraid of Paying for Cancer Than Having It
Here's a quick quiz. When having a heart attack, do you grab a) your chest, b) your phone, or c) your wallet.
Why Health Care Inflation May Lead to Cheaper Health Care
There’s a possible silver lining in the almost unchecked and seemingly unstoppable rise in the cost of U.S. health care, and it will be apparent once you start paying for more of your day-to-day needs.
How to Pay for Health Care When You’re Trans*
More employers than ever provide at least some coverage for gender transitioning, and states are stepping up to ban clauses that allow private insurers to deny basic health coverage to transgender people. But most still scramble to pay for their care.
Mexico Now Has Universal Health Care
As the contenders and seconds in the United States’ presidential duel continue slapping each others’ cheeks with allegations…
Obamacare Wins—Yet Single Payer Refuses to Die
Although the Supreme Court has largely upheld the Affordable Care Act, one new study--by the country's largest private health insurance provider--concludes that a public option like the one Obama rejected could save states and families money.
Employer Health Costs Rise Faster Than Medicare
The upward spiral in U.S. health insurance costs is especially acute for employers that offer the benefit and employees shouldering more of their own costs.
Obamacare: No Friends in Free-Market, Single-Payer Camps
It's the president of the free-market-minded Galen Institute versus a pediatrician/activist for a single-payer system in spirited debate on improving American health care.
Why Should I Buy Health Insurance?
Europe has answered that question to its own satisfaction with a mandatory system that treats health care as a social insurance handled by private firms.