When you lose your health insurance, you may also lose your primary doctor – and that hurts your health

When that important link is broken, your health gets worse and the costs borne by the whole health care system for your treatment rise.

Marc Cohen, Professor of Gerontology, UMass Boston • conversation
June 17, 2025 ~11 min

Discovery could slash a common cancer drug’s price

"Looking ahead, once we refine the process further, we expect to be able to reduce the cost [of the cancer drug Taxol] by half."

U. Copenhagen • futurity
May 20, 2025 ~5 min


Why do cuts to Medicaid matter for Americans over 65? 2 experts on aging explain why lives are at stake

When people over 65 lose Medicaid coverage, they stop seeing their doctors for preventive care due to high costs. This in turn leads to worse health outcomes and higher health care costs.

Marc Cohen, Professor of Gerontology, UMass Boston • conversation
May 13, 2025 ~9 min

Doctor’s bills often come with sticker shock for patients − but health insurance could be reinvented to provide costs upfront

While some policies have made the price of certain health care services more transparent, they don’t guarantee patients won’t be surprised by how much they’ll need to pay out of pocket.

Michal Horný, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management, UMass Amherst • conversation
Nov. 21, 2024 ~9 min

Got an unaffordable or incorrect medical bill? Calling your hospital billing office will usually get you a discount

Researchers found that nearly 74% of patients who reached out about a billing mistake received bill corrections. For those who negotiated their bills, nearly 62% saw a price drop.

Erin Duffy, Research Scientist and Director of Research Training in Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California • conversation
Aug. 30, 2024 ~6 min

Making emergency rooms ‘pediatric ready’ saves lives

Making hospital EDs ready to provide basic health care to kids could cost as little as $4 to $8 per patient while improving survival rates.

U. Texas Austin • futurity
June 18, 2024 ~4 min

Pharmacists treating minor illness could cut health care costs

Greater use of pharmacists to treat minor illnesses could potentially save millions of dollars in health care costs, researchers report.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
May 29, 2024 ~7 min

High prices for new diabetes drugs are reason for alarm

"As with insulin, our patients are facing parallel challenges in accessing other new non-insulin diabetes and anti-obesity medications."

Yale • futurity
May 6, 2024 ~5 min


Costs top health worries among older adults

Health-related costs top older adults' concerns for people their age, a new poll finds.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
May 3, 2024 ~7 min

Rising health insurance costs have ‘robbed’ American workers

"Health insurance should help people, not hold them back, or push them further behind when it comes to wages and income equality."

Tufts University • futurity
Jan. 18, 2024 ~6 min

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