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Senate health committee takes on surprise bills, price transparency in legislative package

Dive Brief: The leaders of the Senate HELP Committee on Thursday proposed a wide-ranging and ambitious package of healthcare bills, including measures addressing surprise medical billing, price transparency, interoperability, drug costs and public health. One bill put forward would require commercial insurers to make claims data and expected out-of-pocket costs available to patients through application… Read More: Senate health committee takes on surprise bills, price transparency in… »

Are Americans The Only People Getting Fatter?

The final word is not out on this question, but we know for certain that American restaurants supersize meals. Eat out frequently and you will be swimming in calories. What about other countries? We found this to be very interesting.   Researchers measured the calories in frequently ordered meals at randomly selected restaurants in Brazil,… Read More: Are Americans The Only People Getting Fatter? »