Health insurance
Forgiving medical debt after it is sent to collections has fewer benefits – study
Experts partnered with RIP Medical Debt, a medical non-profit that buys and forgives debt, found it had little effect on people’s credit scores and mental health
Jessica Glenza
14, Apr, 2024 @11:00 AM
Lower-income US women more likely to miss key breast cancer test, study finds
Isolation and lack of health insurance also correlate to reduced mammogram rates for breast cancer
Jessica Glenza in New York
09, Apr, 2024 @8:20 PM
The Guardian view on the privatisation of health: outsourcing will not save the NHS | Editorial
Editorial: Buying care from the private sector brings short-term relief, but it won’t solve the problem of underfunding
Editorial
11, Mar, 2024 @6:36 PM
Aviva’s profits rise as demand for UK private health insurance booms
Fears over NHS waiting lists contribute to 41% increase in sales of policies, contributing to £1.5bn operating profit
Julia Kollewe
07, Mar, 2024 @4:53 PM
Doctors fighting US opioid epidemic say insurance barrier impedes treatment
Prior authorization requires permission to be sought before prescribing critical drugs, which could cost lives, doctors say
Jessica Glenza in New York
03, Feb, 2024 @12:00 PM
Forget the French system – the NHS is fairer | Letters
Letters: Philip Collier, Dr Audrey Boucher and John O’Sullivan compare healthcare funding in France and the UK
13, Dec, 2023 @6:08 PM
Nearly half of American adults faced medical bill issues in last year – survey
High-income Americans also almost as likely to defer healthcare over cost as people with low or average incomes in other countries
Jessica Glenza
16, Nov, 2023 @10:00 AM
Tell us: is your health insurance in the US too expensive to use?
We would like to speak to people in the US about medical debt and those with high deductible health plans
Guardian community team
09, Nov, 2023 @9:57 AM
‘I was extremely furious’: the dangerously high cost of insulin in America
Many diabetic Americans must pay thousands for insulin, an often lethal impossibility explored in documentary Pay or Die
Lauren Mechling
31, Oct, 2023 @3:37 PM
How to choose the right UK health insurance
From saving money with an excess or discounts to weighing up the ethics
Sandra Haurant
23, Oct, 2023 @6:00 AM
Why a Belgian insurer studies the impact of air pollution on health
Mutualités Libres says improving air quality ensures sustainability of the social security system
Gary Fuller
22, Sep, 2023 @5:00 AM
The People’s Hospital: why public healthcare can be successful in the US
A physician’s book details the success of a Houston hospital that treats uninsured Americans stranded by the system
Veronica Esposito
22, Mar, 2023 @6:09 AM
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