American AmnesiaHow the War on Government Led Us to Forget What Made America ProsperBy Jacob S. Hacker and Paul PiersonThis book is about an uncomfortable

When you read this exceptional book by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson, it becomes clearer why we have such an expensive health care system that

Young Adult Insurance Coverage And Out-Of-Pocket Spending: Long-Term PatternsBy Marc L. Berk and Zhengyi FangHealth Affairs, April 2016From the AbstractThe Affordable Care Act appears to

Although the provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that allowed individuals up to age 26 to be covered through their parents’ insurance was partially

Study Of Physician And Patient Communication Identifies Missed Opportunities To Help Reduce Patients’ Out-Of-Pocket SpendingBy Peter A. Ubel, Cecilia J. Zhang, Ashley Hesson, J. Kelly

The theme of this article seems to be that physicians should improve their skills in communicating with patients about their out-of-pocket spending for health care

High costs of hepatitis medicine make a good case for universal MedicareEditorialThe Salt Lake Tribune, April 4, 2016Those who continue to argue that there is

If there is any good in the fact that drug companies are gouging patients and payers it is that the citizenry may finally awaken to

Anthem Blue Cross, Dignity Health Partner to Improve Health, Lower Employer CostsBusiness Wire, March 31, 2016Anthem Blue Cross and Dignity Health, one of the largest

In announcing their new program that will “improve health and lower employer costs,” Anthem Blue Cross and Dignity Health show us once again that by

Oklahoma State Medical Association urges doctors to mull leaving Medicaid over 25 percent rate cutBy Barbara HoberockTulsa World, April 1, 2016Oklahoma State Medical Association leaders

One of the flaws in our fragmented, multi-payer system of financing health care is that low-income patients tend to be lumped into the Medicaid program.