Hospital Hypochondria

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Hospitals say price transparency will boost their income – and they beg us not to force such prosperity upon them.
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Social Security Taps Its Piggy Bank

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While Social Security’s problems become more urgent, neither President Trump nor Congress show any urgent desire to fix it.
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Your hospital may be in-network, but that does not mean you can see – or even find – an in-network doctor there.
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Financial surprises happen all the time. But a major financial surprise during or near retirement can have severe consequences.
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As Social Security trustees issued their latest warnings, the president headed to the Rose Garden to talk about something else.
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One of the great things about being a New York Yankees fan is that their games are always on TV. …
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For decades, finance professors have taught students that the interest rate on U.S. Treasury obligations reflects the cost of money …
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Is the health care overhaul staggering through the Senate this week the most important social welfare legislation in a generation, …
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For decades, politicians have obliged senior citizens who pleaded for help because fixed incomes were not keeping up with the …
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For months the White House and congressional Democrats have treated health care reform like a high school debate competition, emphasizing …
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