Steep jumps in health insurance premiums and deductibles are top of mind for many voters heading into midterm elections. KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner explains how rising costs may shape competitive races. She also distills plans from candidates on both sides of the aisle to bring costsContinue Reading
Image caption, Jyoti and Bharat Patel are “super testers” of dementia technology in an NHS trial By Nat Wright Senior Health Producer and Jim Reed Health reporter There are sensors in every room of Jyoti and Bharat Patel’s home. Their movements and habits are monitored constantly. But this doesn’t worryContinue Reading
This is a MedPage Today story. A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn’tContinue Reading
As a 75-year-old lesbian, Mindy Meleyal has lived through every major milestone in the modern LGBT rights movement, from the start of decriminalisation in 1967 to the first same-sex marriages in 2014. But now she says this important part of her identity is frequently overlooked due to her age. She’sContinue Reading
The case was brought by a marketing company that wants to define as employees people who download an app and agree to have their internet activity tracked so they can buy into its employee health plan. Such plans are generally exempt from some state and Affordable Care Act rules…Read MoreContinue Reading
It’s not hard to explain why business is booming for telehealth companies, Read MoreContinue Reading
Up Next. Watch: The Traitor says ban on some news outlets is ‘because they’re fake news’ Video, 00:00:54, from the BBC Read MoreContinue Reading
Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue in decades, and the toll now includes a death, Read MoreContinue Reading
West African laboratory scientists are urging governments to strengthen their capacity to detect disease outbreaks to prevent another major crisis, Read MoreContinue Reading
With the expiration of enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act health plans, thousands of Georgians are paying more for coverage or going uninsured. In one of the state’s reddest districts, the economic impact is growing faster than the political fallout…Read MoreContinue Reading
The lone holdout juror in the trial of Lindsay Clancy has said he “didn’t have any doubts” that she was criminally responsible for killing her three children. “Based on all the physical evidence, key witnesses and what the prosecution presents, I thought it was enough proof that she knew exactlyContinue Reading
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is facing calls to set a national waiting-time target for dementia care in England. An Alzheimer’s Society proposal to set an 18‑week referral‑to‑treatment target has been backed by Professor Sir Mike Richards, England’s former national cancer director, and Baroness Louise Casey, who’s leading a major reviewContinue Reading
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells anti-vaccine activists from an organization he once chaired that they have a friend in the White House, Read MoreContinue Reading