Critics say that BMI can err on both ends of the scale, mistakenly labeling some larger people as unhealthy and people who weigh less as healthy, even if they need medical treatment.
The breast cancer death rate in the United States has dropped significantly, but Black women continue to be more likely to die from the disease despite having a lower incidence of it, according to a new American Cancer Society report.
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a regulatory fix that will make health insurance more affordable for many people with high-cost job-based coverage.
Braven Health will expand to all New Jersey counties for 2023, the New Jersey Medicare company announced Oct. 10. Launched in September 2020, Braven is the only New Jersey Medicare company jointly owned by the state’s largest health insurer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, and two of the state’s leading health systems, Hackensack Meridian Health and RWJBarnabas Health.
GRAND FORKS — A Grand Forks-based health system on Tuesday announced it is working with a large insurance provider to offer what it calls "first-of-its-kind" health care coverage. According to an announcement from Altru Health System, the new four-tiered DakotaBlue-Altru plan is being launched in partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota.
