Last year, Americans borrowed a whopping $ 88 billion to pay for their health care, according to a nationally representative survey. What’s more, 45 percent of respondents said they feared that a major health care crisis would lead to bankruptcy, and nearly 25 percent of respondents reported skipping medical treatments in order to cut costs.… Read More: Americans Skip Meds and Borrow Billions to Pay for Basic… »
A new strain of Bordetella pertussis – the bacterium that causes whooping cough – has become resistant to antibiotic treatment and may also be resistant to the vaccine used in China. A UNSW Sydney academic says the growing threat of it spreading to Australia should be taken seriously. A joint study led by PhD student Zheng Xu, between… Read More: Whooping cough evolving to beat antibiotics and possibly vaccine »
For those of us that are fans of exercise, having to put the brakes on our routine for surgery can be frustrating. Depending on the surgery you’ve had, you could be off your feet for anything from a few days to a few months, with recommendations to avoid any ‘strenuous’ activity while you recover. Whether… Read More: Exercising After Surgery: Everything You Need To Know »
The share of Medicare Advantage primary care physician plans with broad networks has increased and enrollment in these plans is growing even more, according to analysis published this month in Health Affairs. The study, which claims to be the first longitudinal and national analysis of MA primary care physician networks, used a claims-based method for… Read More: Narrow networks in Medicare Advantage plans refuted in new study »