President Joe Biden on Friday rolled out a new set of initiatives to reduce health care costs: a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards.
Using payment to leverage better quality makes sense. Unlike other parts of the economy, higher healthcare prices don't reflect better quality. We must stop paying more for less.
A body mass index in the range considered overweight is not linked to a higher mortality risk for many people — more evidence that BMI alone is not a reliable indicator of health.
Clinical overuse of marijuana is linked to a variety of complications after major elective surgery, including blood clots, stroke, breathing difficulties, kidney issues and even death, a new study found.