Highlights•Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major source of financial burden and financial
distress, which can cause psychological distress, cost-related care non-adherence or care …

Importance Contemporary data directly comparing experiences between individuals with
public and private health insurance among the 5 major forms of coverage in the US are …

Surprise medical bills received after care delivery in both emergency and non-emergency
situations for out-of-network (OON) or other contractual health plan regulations adds …

Importance To improve health care price transparency and promote cost-conscious
selection of health care organizations and practitioners, the Centers for Medicare & …

Expanded and updated, this is a new edition of an essential look at the history, structure,
successes, and problems of the US health care system. The United States spends more on …

Objective: To characterize the extent of private equity (PE) investment affecting surgical care.
Background: Over the last decade, investor-backed, for-profit PE groups have invested in …

Importance Rural patients with colon cancer experience worse outcomes than urban
patients, but the extent to which disparities are explained by social determinants is not …

Policy makers, physicians, and health care providers often bemoan excessive administration
in US health care. It costs a lot of money. Its frustrating for providers to navigate. One study …

Objective: This study aims to identify opportunities to improve surgical equity by evaluating
unmet social health needs by race, ethnicity, and insurance type. Background: Although …

Four decades of neoliberal health policies have left the United States with a health care
system that prioritizes the profits of large corporate actors, denies needed care to tens of …