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National Health Service in U.K. Continues to Deteriorate

By Michael Bruce
March 18, 2015August 1, 2019

By Linda Gorman, reprinted from Health Care News, Heartland Institute The United Kingdom’s single-payer health care system provides an important model, and cautionary tale, for those who advocate such a system in the United States. Over the Christmas holidays, the waits for emergency care in the British National Health Service (NHS) reached what the nation’s press called “crisis” levels. Compared to 2013, twice as many ambulances had more than 30 minute waits outside of overcrowded…

Eight million women in US neglect regular cervical cancer screenings

By Emily Miller
November 7, 2014November 7, 2014

Despite evidence supporting cervical cancer screenings, roughly eight million women between the ages of 21 to 65 years old have not been screened in the past five years.

Email scam tricked consumers about Affordable Care Act

By Emily Miller
August 12, 2014

A recent email scam has highlighted the importance of how being able to identify fraudulent emails can minimize your chance of falling victim to these scams.

Consumer savings on premiums have totaled $9 billion

By Emily Miller
August 4, 2014October 1, 2014

According to a new report by the Health and Human Services, the recent health care law will most likely return to families an average refund of $80 per family this year.

New year brings new health care laws

By Consumer Insurance Guide Staff
January 3, 2011September 9, 2014

New provisions of the Affordable Care Act will be implemented in 2011, which may have an effect on life insurance premiums for some Medicare recipients.

Suits against Blue Cross offers glimpse into reform problems

By Karen Caffarini
November 29, 2010September 8, 2014

A small Michigan battle with the state’s dominant insurer and a major hospital is being watched by insurance companies, federal regulators and consumer advocates, who say it provides a glimpse into why it is so difficult to rein in insurance and healthcare costs.

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