Health Care Costs

The government doubled its usual health care spending growth rate last year, with extra money going to Medicaid, COVID-19 measures and medical care providers.

Marisa Kabas was charged $476,025.98 for a nine-hour neurosurgery to remove tumor cells in her brain.

Hundreds of private hospices discharged most dying patients in 2017, while 80 failed to send registered nurses, physicians or nurse practitioners to check on them.

As 18 percent of the U.S. economy is absorbed by health care, we have little money for other health-promoting investments.

It's time for doctors and insurers to steer patients to non-prescription remedies. Doing so would save patients billions while improving their health.

Administrative costs account for 15 to 30 percent of all health care spending in the U.S. For Medicare it's 3 percent.

Health care sticker shock is inevitable when the market in health services remains in the shadows.

More than 30 million Americans with health benefits skip doctor visits due to high costs.

A company is taking on profiteering hospitals—and slashing the price of health care.