Insurance companies are chiefly responsible for the breakdown of US health care and skyrocketing medical costs, and for contributing to the greater economic crisis by sending Americans into bankruptcy. The only solution is to remove ... more...

?Consumer education can help people in need of medical attention protect themselves from these crimes. Medical insurance fraud doesn't only contribute to skyrocketing insurance premiums, but they can also compromise patients' health.? ... more...

In March, the bureau recommended a 24.4 percent increase in pure premium rates, citing skyrocketing medical costs and the potential impact of decisions by the state's Workers' Compensation Appeals Board as the primary drivers. ... more...

The American Medical Association had cited Illinois as one of the twenty-one "states in crisis" based on skyrocketing medical malpractice insurance premiums. Man sues the New Orleans Police Department for $1 over the right to wear a ... more...

The fear of becoming unemployed or of family members losing their jobs as well as health concerns or skyrocketing medical bills will outweigh a focus on immigration reform; that is unless our legislators decide to not address the ... more...

Working families are experiencing double-digit increases in the costs of health insurance, more out-of-pocket costs for doctor visits and skyrocketing prices for prescriptions, forcing many to delay getting needed medical care or ... more...

In his weekly radio address June 6, the President claimed "skyrocketing costs" were making it impossible for families to afford health care. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius was right on message, warning a women's ... But the problem he sees is that as a nation's wealth increases and standards of medical care become higher and more costly, the lowest income groups get priced out. In his extensive academic writings, Blumenthal argued that government ... more...