Review: "Why Employers' Incentives for Weight Loss Fall Flat with Workers" – NPR
Michelle Andrews' article in NPR/Kaiser Health News is worth a quick read, and here are a few major takeaways I got from it. First,...
Review: "Medicaid May Soon Pay for Some Inpatient Addiction Treatment" – NPR
This story was written by Ben Allen for NPR yesterday. Substance abuse treatment is sometimes a difficult subject to discuss because it...
Review: "Veterans Say Trained Dogs Help with PTSD, But the VA Won't Pay" – NPR
This is a feel-good-meets-informational story by NPR's Lauren Silverman about the use of service animals. Patriot PAWS is a nonprofit in...
Review: "States Deny Pricey Hepatitis C Drugs to Most Medicaid Patients" – NPR
Here's yet another opportunity to see just how ridiculous our health system is. This was an article written by Jake Harper, published a...
Review: "Do You Speak Health Insurance? It's Not Easy" – NPR
This article by Mark Zdechlik was published today from NPR, Minnesota Public Radio, and Kaiser Health News. After reading it this...
Review: "The Tipping Point: Most Americans No Longer Are Middle Class" – NPR
In this story from NPR today, Marily Geewax writes, "a just-released analysis of government data shows that as of 2015, middle-income...
Review: "Many Flexible Health Plans Come with a Costly Trap" – NPR
This is an article written by Julie Appleby on NPR. In the world of health insurance companies, there are lots of ways to ensnare...
Q: Name one step we can take to stop gun violence.
"Name one step we can take to stop gun violence." I was listening to the radio while taking a shower this morning, and this was directed...
Review: "Patients Want To Price-Shop For Care, But Online Tools Unreliable" – NPR
This was another fantastic article from NPR today, written by Elana Gordon. In this article, real Americans with real jobs and real...
Review: "As Exchanges Open Enrollment Season, Consumers Ask More Insurance Questions" – NP
This article was written by NPR's Michelle Andrews last week. Imagine that you were required to be in a room full of doughnuts displayed...