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Chronic pain is breaking the health care system's back
1 month ago

Chronic pain is breaking the health care system's back

Salon  

Employers spend over $800 billion annually on health benefits for their workers. Chronic back pain, arthritis and other MSK disorders don't just impact our work — they affect every aspect of life, from picking up our children to enjoying our favorite hobbies. Our experience shows that health care costs related to MSK conditions can be significantly reduced — often by …

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Donald Trump Rambles Incoherently When Asked About Reducing Child Care Costs
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump Rambles Incoherently When Asked About Reducing Child Care Costs

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump on Thursday got a question about what he would do as president to make child care more affordable and accessible. “Those numbers are so much bigger than any numbers that we’re talking about, including child care, that it’s going to take care,” Trump continued. “We’re going to have — I look forward to having no …

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Reeves warned she faces £8.6bn annual bill to save ‘broken’ social care sector
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Reeves warned she faces £8.6bn annual bill to save ‘broken’ social care sector

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Labour has been warned £1.1bn savings from the cancellation of a …

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British healthcare is ‘bottom of the pack’ compared with other wealthy nations
4 months ago

British healthcare is ‘bottom of the pack’ compared with other wealthy nations

The Telegraph  

Ruth Thorlby, Health Foundation’s assistant director of policy, said: “These findings show the UK consistently coming near the bottom of the pack on people’s experience of healthcare compared with other high-income countries. The Government is right to prioritise bringing down waiting lists, but that can only be done with a concerted effort to improve primary care and ensuring good coordination …

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Streeting promises social care costs cap despite absence from Labour manifesto
6 months, 1 week ago

Streeting promises social care costs cap despite absence from Labour manifesto

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Introducing a cap on adult social care costs by October …

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Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders join forces to promote lower health care costs, including for inhalers
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders join forces to promote lower health care costs, including for inhalers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden teamed up with Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to promote his administration’s efforts to lower the cost of inhalers and other health care needs, as the White House continues its effort to highlight Biden’s legislative achievements to voters ahead of the November elections. Finally.” Both men touted the lower health care costs that come through …

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Alleviating the scourge of private healthcare
2 years ago

Alleviating the scourge of private healthcare

The Hindu  

India ranks poorly on multiple health financing indicators. Public health insurance schemes have often been reproached for imposing unreasonable package rates on empanelled private providers with a weak regard for actual costs of care. For instance, some countries like Canada have conceived regional health boards that organise care equitably within regions, exploit economies of scale, and bring down healthcare costs. …

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Biden bill to help millions escape higher health care costs
2 years, 4 months ago

Biden bill to help millions escape higher health care costs

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Millions of people in the United States will be spared from big increases in health care costs next year after President Joe Biden signed legislation extending generous subsidies for those who buy plans through federal and state marketplaces. The sweeping climate, tax and health care bill sets aside $70 billion over the next three years to keep out-of-pocket …

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Millennial Money: 4 money moves to make before baby arrives
2 years, 5 months ago

Millennial Money: 4 money moves to make before baby arrives

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the early weeks, your waking hours are a …

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TWO-THIRDS of Americans are putting off medical care they need
2 years, 6 months ago

TWO-THIRDS of Americans are putting off medical care they need

Daily Mail  

Two-thirds of Americans are putting off medical care they need because of the cost while half are struggling to meet existing debts, a survey revealed. Overall, Wyoming had the biggest medical debt per person while Massachusetts had the lowest 'They took the joy of my twins birth': Mother vents anguish at hospitals over crippling healthcare costs A Chicago mother has …

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Children’s social care system needs ‘radical reset,’ review leader warns
2 years, 7 months ago

Children’s social care system needs ‘radical reset,’ review leader warns

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The children’s social care system needs a “radical reset” to …

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Boris Johnson gambles on HUGE social care revolution funded by £12bn tax raid
3 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson gambles on HUGE social care revolution funded by £12bn tax raid

Daily Mail  

Business leaders have slammed Boris Johnson's pledge-breaking £12billion national insurance raid as a 'kick in the teeth' for Covid-hit firms - as the Prime Minister admitted he cannot rule out even more hikes. The Institute for Fiscal Studies said yesterday's 1.25 per cent rise in national insurance for 25million people, together with other tax rises already announced, would take the …

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Social care cap 'will boost families in the North' study shows
3 years, 3 months ago

Social care cap 'will boost families in the North' study shows

Daily Mail  

A cap on social care costs would boost the Prime Minister’s bid to ‘level up’ the North of England, a study found. The Health Foundation research showed that without a cap someone paying for five years of care in the average Red Wall seat would end up spending 73 per cent of the value of their home, making it highly …

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Prime Minister is urged to 'bite the bullet' and finally deal with long-awaited overhaul of system
3 years, 3 months ago

Prime Minister is urged to 'bite the bullet' and finally deal with long-awaited overhaul of system

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson was urged last night to ‘bite the bullet’ and finally announce his long-awaited social care reforms amid rising hopes they could be finalised in days. The Prime Minister and Chancellor Rishi Sunak are thought to be close to a deal to cap social care costs, the last details of which insiders believe could be ironed out this week. …

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How making mental wellbeing a priority can lower healthcare costs
3 years, 7 months ago

How making mental wellbeing a priority can lower healthcare costs

The Independent  

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Opinion: The pandemic shows America can’t afford its dysfunctional health insurance system
4 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: The pandemic shows America can’t afford its dysfunctional health insurance system

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Richard E. Besser, a physician, is president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in Princeton, New Jersey. But the inability of many people to afford health insurance – particularly people of color or those in low-wage jobs – is one of our nation’s clearest vulnerabilities during this pandemic. The coronavirus has exposed this nation in many …

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