Health care spending has become ‘unsustainable,’ McMorris Rodgers says, as Congress presses for clearer pricing

by Simone Garber | Feb 1, 2024 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Health experts on Wednesday urged Congress to take more action to address the growing problem of unaffordable health care and deteriorating quality of care as spending is expected to continue to rise. Health care spending rates grew 4.1% to reach $4.5...

U.S. health care coverage is being denied based on AI suggestions

by Luis Castaneda | Nov 9, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science, Politics

WASHINGTON – Christine Huberty provides legal assistance to those facing health care coverage denial. On May 25, one of her clients, Jim, was hospitalized for pneumonia. He had been receiving chemotherapy treatment and had a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary...

Senators Grill Biden’s NIH Pick on Prescription Drug Costs, Research Ethics and COVID-19

by Shravya Pant | Oct 18, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON – Senators finally held a confirmation hearing on Wednesday for President Biden’s nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, for a position that has been vacant for nearly two years.  Bertagnolli was nominated in May after...

Senate Committee on Finance Addresses Deceptive Practices Plaguing Seniors Covered by Medicare Advantage Plans

by Julian Andreone | Oct 18, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — Reform proposals targeting deceptive marketing practices that private insurance companies use against seniors and Americans with disabilities to turn profits appeared to receive broad bipartisan support from members of the Senate Committee on Finance in a...

Video: Health care workers picket in the largest medical industry strike in U.S. history

by Shravya Pant | Oct 5, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

SPRINGFIELD, Va. – The largest health care strike in U.S. history kicked off on Wednesday, with 180 Washington, Maryland and Virginia-area Kaiser Permanente pharmacists and optometrists joining the picket line outside Springfield Medical Center, only a fraction of the...