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Employer-sponsored health costs up 6.3% in 2021, making for hazy 2022 outlook, report says

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Employer-sponsored health costs rose 6.3 percent on average in 2021, nearly doubling 2020’s

(By Scott Hensley for NPR) Pfizer released additional data about its pill to treat COVID-19 that shows it was effective

(By Marissa Plescia for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medical debt plagues many Americans, was worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic and disproportionately

(By Karen Pollitz for Kaiser Family Foundation published December 10, 2021) The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that all consumers

(By Grace Galletti for Kaiser Health News) Oanh Meyer was a postdoctoral fellow studying the experiences of caregivers for those

(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Spend less time paying your bills—pay your Medicare Part B premium online. If you get this bill from Medicare for

(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) A Dec. 9 CMS update showed that 4.6 million Americans so far have signed up

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) Two of the largest lobbying groups representing physicians and hospitals filed a lawsuit

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cleveland Clinic researchers found sildenafil, which goes by the name brand Viagra, is

(By Brian Naylor for NPR) The Senate voted Wednesday night to overturn the Biden administration’s proposed rule that large private