TrumpRx was launched by the Trump administration in early February as part of a policy to lower prescription drug costs. The site allows users to search for medications at reduced prices, according to Yahoo! In his annual State of the Union address, Trump stated, "Americans have been paying for prescriptions for decades…"
The Trump administration has suspended work permit renewals for some immigrants, preventing thousands of foreign-born doctors from practicing, several of whom told Axios. This policy could worsen access to care in the US healthcare system,…
Although the general standard of living in the United States is quite high, there are also “eternal” problems here, the main of which is medicine. Few things scare the average American more than a serious illness and the need for extensive treatment. The country has a system incredible in its absurdity ...
A Russian-speaking immigrant shared a story on Facebook about calling an ambulance in the US and the bills he received for it. His emotional story sparked heated discussions among social network users. This is what the person said: “The ambulance arrived, took me to…
If you ask residents of quite prosperous countries whether they are satisfied with their healthcare, you may unexpectedly get a lot of negative answers. They are tormented by formalities, long queues and high insurance costs: for example, in the US, patients are treated “without a soul”, and in Israel you have to wait for an operation…
The State Department has effectively frozen visas for foreign nurses until the end of the fiscal year due to high demand. This, according to medical organizations, threatens to worsen staffing shortages in hospitals, nursing homes and other large medical institutions, writes The Hill. IN…
Florida became the first state to allow doctors to perform C-sections outside of hospitals. The change should reduce costs and make pregnant women more comfortable while giving birth, CNN reports. But the hospital industry and the country's leading association of obstetricians say...
You can hear different, sometimes contradictory reviews about American medicine. On the one hand, many note its high quality, but on the other, the complexity and cumbersomeness of the medical system in the United States can turn even a relatively simple problem into a real tragedy. This is not...
Once we had a doctor visiting us, and he shared advice on how to buy medicine at a pharmacy at the best price. Those living in America - watch out! Tip one: Download the GoodRx app, it's free. There you enter the name of the medicine and the application...
I couldn't use both arms for about three weeks, and any movement of my right shoulder - when getting dressed, sleeping, trying to work on the computer, etc. - caused severe pain. It turned out that I had a partial tear of the cartilage and cuff of the shoulder, severe...