Health Care Reform

Sutter Health, a large hospital system in Northern California, allegedly charged 30% more than comparable hospitals after implementing anticompetitive contracting practices in the early 2000s.

As a physician, I see how inflated health care prices directly harm patients every day as a ruling class of health care stakeholders make billions on the backs of everyday American workers.

Rebates granted by pharmaceutical manufacturers to insurers reduce the actual prices paid by insurers, causing the true prices of prescriptions to diverge from official statistics.

The analysts also think the proposals would help short-term health insurance. They don't like that.

Dr. Ralph de la Torre declined to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee about the company's bankruptcy.

More than half of Americans do not know how Social Security fits into their retirement plan, which is why employers should provide resources or have someone from a local SSA office come speak in person, according to Allianz Life.