Abbott launched a blueprint of its Freedom 2 Save program so that other pharma companies can help their employees pay off student loans while saving for retirement.
California’s medical board can’t pay its bills, but doctors resist proposed fixes
California doctors and state lawmakers are squaring off once again over the future of the Medical Board of California, which is responsible for licensing and disciplining doctors and has been criticized by patient advocates for years for being too lax.
The hidden fee costing doctors millions every year
A powerful lobbyist convinced a federal agency that doctors can be forced to pay fees on money that health insurers owe them. Big companies rake in profits while doctors are saddled with yet another cost in a burdensome health care system.
What one lending company’s hospital contracts reveal about financing patient debt
Secret IRS records reveal dozens of highly fortuitous biotech and health care trades. One executive bought shares in a corporate partner just before a sale, and an investor traded options right before a company’s revenues took off, netting millions.
At least 1.7M Americans use health sharing arrangements, despite lack of protections
A new report has provided the first national count of Americans who rely on health care sharing plans — arrangements through which people agree to pay one another’s medical bills — and the number is higher than previously realized.
California hospitals seek a broad bailout, but they don’t all need it