Michael Chernew, PhD, professor of health care policy and director of the Healthcare Markets and Regulation Lab, Harvard ...

These intermediaries, which process claims, payments and prior authorizations, rack up $200 billion in annual expenses — roughly what the U.S. spends for cancer treatment.

Many employers face a formidable quandary: how to balance the rising cost of benefits with growing employee wellness needs.

Immigrants lacking permanent status contribute approximately $8.5 billion in state and local taxes a year, according to an analysis by the California Budget and Policy Center, a nonprofit research ...

Newsletters to date have focused on the high operating costs of the UVM Medical Center (UVMMC) compared to other academic medical centers in our region and across the country. National data shows ...

A Portland family argues that their $430 walking boot illustrates the problem of inflated costs in health care, where prices ...

"We are seeing unsustainable cost growth trends persist, putting increasing pressure on residents, employers, and the system as a whole," a senior official said.

Kirk Vartan pays more than $2,000 a month for a high-deductible health insurance plan from Blue Shield on Covered California, ...

"There are a lot of hidden costs of AI, including workflow, training, accuracy issues and data science evaluations," she said. "Make sure the 'ROI will come' conversation is happening rather than ...

Celebrate Brain Awareness Week and explore brain health ... and Dependent Care Credit is based on money you spend to have someone else care for that person. For the 2024 tax year, you can claim a ...

Rising costs and uncertainty at the federal level are casting a shadow over health systems' post-pandemic progress.

Health care is so expensive that 31 million U.S. adults, or 12%, had to borrow a total of $74 billion last year to obtain ...