Updates
Health care spending: growth trends, what’s behind the increases, and who’s paying the most
Health care spending continues to rise but at a slower rate than at the start of the new millennium. That’s…
Study finds more than 20 percent of ER visits result in surprise medical bills
Researchers from Yale University analyzed insurance claims for more than 2 million ER visits nationwide and found that…
Survey confirms what most consumers already know: Out-of-pocket health care costs increase with age
A survey from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows that in 2014, consumers with health care expenses…
Counting your steps? Three key lessons from new research about the fitness tracker trend
If you’re considering investing in a fitness tracker (or you already have one), here are Voices for Affordable…
Here’s why good communication translates to good health
A study by physicians at the University of Colorado School of Medicine recently documented what many health care…
People are talking: Speak up and take positive action!
The Voices for Affordable Health community is reacting strongly to our recent posts about surprise medical…
Learning about health care costs can be fun. Just ask ‘Dr. Plinko’
An assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine has come up with an entertaining way to illustrate the high cost of…
California tries, fails to pass ballot measure addressing high drug prices
Proposition 61 would have barred the state from spending more on prescription drugs than the U.S.
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Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts.
Rx lobby prepares to launch multimillion-dollar ad campaign to fix PR problems
Politico has learned the trade group, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, is requiring member…