Category: Health Care Costs

How To Get Bargain Dentistry And A Vacation To Boot

Dentistry in the U.S. can get expensive, even with good insurance. So more people are taking a trip to beautiful Costa Rica to cut the dentistry bill — and perhaps get a tan.

How To Get Bargain Dentistry And A Vacation To Boot

Dentistry in the U.S. can get expensive, even with good insurance. So more people are taking a trip to beautiful Costa Rica to cut the dentistry bill — and perhaps get a tan.

Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes

Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don’t have to.

They Got Estimates Before Surgery — And A Bill After That Was 50% More

Patients are often told to be smart consumers and shop around for health care before they use it. What happens when people actually take that advice?

They Got Estimates Before Surgery — And A Bill After That Was 50% More

Patients are often told to be smart consumers and shop around for health care before they use it. What happens when people actually take that advice?

Shopping At The Apotheke: Compare German Pharmacies With Your Corner Drugstore

Germany’s pharmacies provide insights into the country’s low drug prices and strict regulations. But they’re still businesses.

Shopping At The Apotheke: Compare German Pharmacies With Your Corner Drugstore

Germany’s pharmacies provide insights into the country’s low drug prices and strict regulations. But they’re still businesses.

‘Locally Grown’ Insurance Companies Help Fortify Washington State Market

The individual insurance market in Washington is dominated by companies that do business only in the Pacific Northwest, and the state’s insurance commissioner credits them with helping keep premium rates lower than in other states.

Why Red Wyoming Seeks The Regulatory Approach To Air Ambulance Costs

Wyoming is taking on expensive air ambulance bills by trying to expand Medicaid to cover transport for all patients. This is a big change: a red state seeking to control what’s been a growing free-market bonanza.

Dialysis Industry Spends Big To Protect Profits

Dialysis companies are fighting a bill in the California legislature that could disrupt their business model. Their weapons: campaign cash and a sophisticated public relations campaign.