Healthcare spending in the United States increased by $ 900 billion over 7 years

Health care spending in the United States increased by $ 1996 billion between 2013 and 900. Americans spend more money on healthcare than residents of any other country in the world, writes the Daily Mail. According to the American Medical Association, in 2013 ...

Who is eligible for medical services in the USA?

As Congress decides the fate of Americans who cannot afford health insurance, new data show that more people are included in this group than previously thought. In a new survey, 49% of respondents said they must cut other costs to pay ...

Ten people arrested in Brooklyn because of suspicions of fraud with insurance

Ten people, including three doctors, a chiropractor, three licensed physicians, a general practitioner and two medical company owners, have been arrested in the largest ever fraudulent healthcare operation ever. They are suspected of fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid billing of ...

House of Representatives voted to abolish Obamacare

The US House of Representatives voted to repeal Obamacare. Republicans have begun to deliver on their 7-year campaign promise to reform the U.S. health care system. 217 members of the House of Representatives voted to repeal many of Obamacare's provisions. The decision was not supported by 213 people. Among the congressmen who spoke in support of the abolition of Obamacare, ...

Rating of the most common deadly diseases in different states of the USA

American doctors have found out what most people in the United States get sick and die from. JAMA researchers examined causes of death across the country and compiled a list of the most common diseases. These are the diseases Americans most often die from. However, there is an interesting feature - in different parts...

5 causes expensive prescription drugs in the US

Scientists from Harvard Medical School have concluded that the most important factor in the rise in the cost of prescription drugs in the United States is the monopoly of manufacturers, which is protected by the state. From January 2005 to July 2016, the researchers, as reported in the journal ...

14 Zika virus infection detected in Miami

Due to newly identified cases of Zika virus infection in Miami-Dade County, Florida, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning, especially for pregnant women and those who are just planning a pregnancy: they are advised to refrain ...

The cost of medicine in the United States over 15 years has tripled

For the first time, health care costs for a typical American family of four have risen above $ 25. A threefold increase in spending since 2001 is shown by the Milliman Medical Index, released on Tuesday. According to them, a family of four should contribute to health care ...

UnitedHealth Health Insurance Insurer Refuses Obamacare

UnitedHealthcare, the largest medical insurer in the United States, has announced plans to phase out most of its health care reform and patient protection program benefits by 2017, known as Obamacare. Whereas previously the insurer reported its withdrawal from Obamacare in the states of Arkansas, Georgia and Michigan, ...

Obama is not allowed to cancel Obamaсare

US President Barack Obama vetoed a bill that seeks to overturn key provisions of the current administration's health care reform, known as Obamacare, and to strip federal funding for the Planned Parenthood Foundation. Thus, the bill will return to Congress, the majority in which belongs to the Republican ...

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