Have you ever wondered about the hidden layers of health care costs? Today, we bring you insights from an eye-opening conversation with Dr. Keith Smith, co-founder of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma.

As the U.S. struggles with the shortages, a group of Republican governors wrote a letter to Congressional leaders, citing shortfalls of critical meds like amoxicillin and called for added transparency in the pharmaceutical supply chain.

From 2017 through 2021, most non-retirees expected a comfortable retirement, but during the Great Recession and in the past two years amid high inflation, less than 50% of non-retirees have been optimistic, says a Gallup poll.