Provider groups applaud President Biden’s American Jobs Plan

Photo by Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images President Biden this week unveiled his latest initiative, the American Jobs Plan that includes more than $ 2 trillion in investments, including in healthcare and infrastructure that affects telehealth connectivity. The plan would spend $ 400 billion toward expanding access to home- or community-based care and improving the wages of… Read More »

Saturday Night Live Just Spoofed Anti-Vaxxers in a Sad But True Game Show Sketch

Last night’s Saturday Night Live included a number of topical sketches, from a Britney Spears-anchored talk show featuring Lil Nas X and Matt Gaetz, to a video parodying the apology video cycle that every YouTuber ends up going through sooner or later. One of the timeliest, however, was Will You Take It?, described by the… Read More »

The Cost of Healthcare Can Drive Medical Rationing and Crowd Out Other Household Spending

One in five people in the U.S. cannot afford to pay for quality health care — an especially acute challenge for Black and Hispanic Americans, according to a West Health-Gallup poll conducted in March 2021, a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. “The cost of healthcare and its potential ramifications continues to serve as a burdensome… Read More »

A plateful of medicine – Science

Summary For at least 100 years, doctors and self-styled nutrition experts have touted the idea that a particular diet can make cancer treatments work better. Some early clinical trials showed hints of an effect. Now, studies from high-profile labs are spawning a new wave of trials with more rigorous underpinnings. Scientists are unraveling the molecular… Read More »