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Retirees may need hundreds of thousands of dollars more than they plan for to cover health-care costs in retirement, data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute finds. That’s after accounting for Medicare, the U.S.’s federal health insurance program...

You don’t need health insurance to access health care. In fact, you can pay out of pocket for health care even if you have insurance. Sometimes, doing this will cost less. GoodRx, a platform for medication savings, explains more about what’s known as cash-pay health...

WASHINGTON — An influential progressive think tank is proposing that Democrats assert more federal government control over hospitals and private insurers to make health care more affordable. Democrats have set out to gather ideas for overhauling the health care system...

To hear health systems tell the story, artificial intelligence tools like ambient scribes are helping not only reduce doctor burnout, but also increasing payments from insurers that haven’t been compensating them properly. But on insurer earnings calls, the payers...

About this research This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views on health information and how they view their own health. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to help the public, media and decision-makers understand important topics....

A new report from personal finance website WalletHub has ranked the states with the best—and the worst—children’s health care. Why It Matters WalletHub reported that about 94 percent of children have health insurance, but families still face high costs, with...

After surging in popularity during the pandemic, telehealth has become an established element in the health care ecosystem. Since 2023, telehealth utilization for primary care appointments, for example, has stabilized at about 6% to 7%, signaling “a new steady state...

More than 100,000 new veterans enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system so far this year, the agency announced in a press release Monday. The VA provides critical health care services to more than 9 million Americans across the country...

Distributed by EIN Presswire A new PRX podcast explores why Black mothers in the U.S face higher maternal mortality rates and how midwives and community-based care are part of the solution. NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED STATES, April 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Black...