Illinois doctors applaud Gov. Pritzker’s signing of bills to protect patients from predatory insurance practices
Today, Illinois physicians commended Governor Pritzker and the Illinois General Assembly for their leadership in passing the Healthcare Protection Act (HB 5395 and HB 2499), which will protect Illinoisans from exploitative insurance practices and better ensure access to affordable, comprehensive health care. “Illinois leaders have taken a decisive step toward putting the power back in […]
As Dobbs decision turns 2, a look at where abortion protections stand in Nevada
The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization two years ago has brought an onslaught of attacks on reproductive health care that has been felt even in states like Nevada where the right to an abortion is still protected at the state level. On May 20, Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom […]
Paid family and medical leave deserves Kiggans’ support
At some point in their lives, almost everybody will need to take time off from work to heal from an illness or injury, recuperate from childbirth, or care for a relative, be they a newborn baby or an older loved one. Unfortunately, too many Virginians simply can’t afford to take this time off because they […]
Doctors urge U.S. Supreme Court to include abortion as stabilizing care under federal law
Doctors from throughout the country posted a public letter this week, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to ensure health care professionals can perform abortions in every state when that procedure is essential “stabilizing treatment” under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act. Thousands of doctors, organized by the advocacy group The Committee to Protect […]
Marquette community members gather to support creation of Prescription Drug Affordability Board
Watch full video here: https://www.wcjb.com/video/2024/04/30/marquette-community-members-gather-support-creation-prescription-drug-affordability-board/
Hospital monopolies are buying up independent physicians and hiking prices–but Congress has an opportunity to rein them in
To anyone who has been forced to cough up an out-of-pocket medical payment, whether it be for a routine procedure or a life-saving operation, it comes as no surprise that this country is facing an epidemic of high health care costs. What many patients don’t recognize is that it’s not just the cost of drugs, […]
Colorado Could Cap the Price of Enbrel. Big Pharma Has Other Plans
A state board in Colorado is working to make history by becoming the first in the country to cap the price of a drug it deems unaffordable. Amid an aggressive industry lobbying campaign, Colorado lawmakers are now weighing a poison pill measure that would blow up the plan and similar efforts in the future. The […]
Congress should ensure patients pay same price for same health care service
Across the country and here in Colorado, hospitals are buying independent physician practices, driving up prices and insurance costs. As a physician, this trend troubles me, and it’s only going to get worse without action. That’s why, as Congress aims to enact health care reforms as well as pass government funding bills in the next […]
OPINION: Rising health care costs are now an emergency — and Congress must help keep runaway bills in check
As a former emergency room physician, one of the saddest scenarios I encountered was patients coming in with crises that could have been prevented with routine medical care. It wasn’t uncommon to have patients with diabetes come in because they’d had to ration their insulin, or patients with other manageable conditions entering in crisis simply […]
Concerned physician: Hospitals buy practices and charge patients more for the same services
I am a physician who has served the Northern Virginia community for over 12 years, and I have seen many trends in health care that aren’t in the best interest of our patients. Hospital consolidations are one such trend, where large systems buy up other hospitals, independent physician offices and freestanding diagnostic and care facilities […]
