Think twice before paying off hospital debt with a medical credit card or loan from a healthcare provider.

Think twice before paying off hospital debt with a medical credit card or loan from a healthcare provider.

Millions of families have some form of medical debt, and it can be daunting and debilitating if you’re struggling to pay the bill. But before you sign up for one of those medical credit cards or a loan offered by the health care provider — promising to ease the burden — Consumer Reports warns that …

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Getting prescription medications online is so easy. Are regulators paying attention?

Getting prescription medications online is so easy.  Are regulators paying attention?

It all started with a Google search for prescription medications I could get online. Almost immediately, ads from telehealth companies began pursuing me across the Internet, promising access to drugs to make me prettier, thinner, happier, and hornier. Several of these companies sell anti-aging creams. Although resolutely pro-aging, I don’t like the visible effects of …

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Comment: American policy fundamentally discourages having children. Now our economy is paying the price

Comment: American policy fundamentally discourages having children.  Now our economy is paying the price

The largest health care strike in U.S. history was called off Thursday when Kaiser Permanente and unions representing 75,000 workers finally reached a tentative agreement. This, after a planned three-day work stoppage by the unions, gave their employer a glimpse of what would have happened if the impasse persisted. Kaiser clearly wasn’t interested in seeing …

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American policy discourages having children. Now our economy is paying the price

American policy discourages having children.  Now our economy is paying the price

The largest health care strike in U.S. history was called off Thursday when Kaiser Permanente and unions representing 75,000 workers finally reached a tentative agreement. This, after a planned three-day work stoppage by the unions, gave their employer a glimpse of what would have happened if the impasse persisted. Kaiser clearly wasn’t interested in seeing …

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