At a time when COVID-19 has put healthcare at the forefront of public concerns, CEO Sean Engelking of Starship, a provider of health savings accounts (HSAs), says neither the pandemic nor politics are likely to slow his sector’s rapid growth. In fact, continued medical-cost hikes...
While many patients are avoiding office visits over fears they could catch COVID-19, doctors say the primary reason jobless Americans are staying away from healthcare providers is because they can’t afford to seek medical care, The New York Times reported. Kristina Hartman of Texas should...
Perhaps it may be the coronavirus – understandably so – that is spurring Americans to think of healthcare costs. And healthcare costs are increasingly at top of mind as voters eye the polls in the 2020 presidential campaign. The Financial Times reported on Thursday (March...
There is no shortage of challenges in the world. Some are massive – like the ever-growing cost of medical care in the United States. Others are … less so, like the can of Coke that got trapped in the vending machine on its way out. Others...
October 02, 2020
At a time when COVID-19 has put healthcare at the forefront of public concerns, CEO Sean Engelking of Starship, a provider of health savings accounts (HSAs), says neither the pandemic nor politics are likely to slow his sector’s rapid growth. In fact, continued medical-cost hikes plus a growing need for individuals and families to pay […]
December 05, 2018
Health care is changing, and patients are footing an ever larger portion of the bill. That makes for an onerous debt burden at times - and providers are scrambling to...
March 21, 2018
At first, consumers weren’t bothered by the steep climb in healthcare costs, because their employers were covering their services. If they needed emergency care, all they had to do was...
June 17, 2020
While many patients are avoiding office visits over fears they could catch COVID-19, doctors say the primary reason jobless Americans are staying away from healthcare providers is because they can’t afford to seek medical care, The New York Times reported. Kristina Hartman of Texas should know. The 58-year-old North Garland resident lost her job as […]
