Patients are now mostly protected from surprise bills, but doctors and insurers are still fighting over prices.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy Wrestles with a $500 Billion Health Care Problem
Tradeoffs talks with Sen. Bill Cassidy about a new bipartisan effort to improve care for some of the country’s poorest, sickest patients.
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Can Washington Make Medicare and Medicaid Work Better Together?
Poor, sick Americans are stuck in a Medicare-Medicaid maze. Is a fix in sight?
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Hope, Hype or Harm? What We Know About New Cancer-Screening Tools
A doctor walks us through the risks and benefits of new cancer-detecting body scans and blood tests.
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The Stories That Made an Impact in 2023
In this special episode we reflect on a few of our favorite stories of 2023 and hear how they’re making a difference for patients and policymakers.
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Promising Primary Care Program Cuts Unnecessary ER Visits
A randomized study finds that easing undocumented immigrants’ access to primary care cuts their use of the emergency room.
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Can the U.S. Put an End to Surprise Ambulance Bills?
Congress banned most surprise medical bills back in 2020, with one major exception: ambulance rides. Can lawmakers find a fix?
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How a Cancer-Screening Blood Test Could Backfire
A new JAMA Internal Medicine article reviews the evidence for a widely hyped cancer-screening blood test — and finds it lacking.
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Could Health Insurance Bureaucracy Be a Good Thing?
A recent working paper adds fuel to the debate over when and how health insurers should be able to ration people’s use of care.
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Ozempic Hype Forces Employer Calls on Obesity Coverage
Employers are facing a big dilemma: How do they pay for the new highly effective and popular obesity medications without breaking the bank?