When your health care costs go up: What will it mean for you?
Health care is one of the most powerful tools for the average American, and it is a major part of the U.S. economy.But, with rising costs, it can make it difficult for people to make ends meet.A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that the average cost...
When people don’t see symptoms, they’re not getting tested
An investigation by Al Jazeera’s Ina Bhattacharjee and Ali Khodr has found that many people in the US state of Texas are being given ineffective or false information to treat serious and sometimes fatal health problems, such as pneumonia and bronchitis.The investigation, based on interviews with doctors, nurses, patients,...
What’s wrong with CHIP?
A $10.2 billion CHIP bill will be voted on by the U.S. House on Wednesday, the day before President Donald Trump and his Republican colleagues are scheduled to sign it into law.The bill is the largest federal program to combat the virus, and is designed to expand access to...
Which Queensland hospital is the best?
Heart health network chief executive Paul Ketter says Kettering Health Network (KHN) is the health service of choice for the nation’s health and wellbeing.Key points:KHG chief executive, Paul Keter, says Ketters heart health network is “the health service for choice”The network has expanded from 20 locations to 150 in...