‘I’m sick of it’: one in two Australians priced out of the health care system

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Amidst the unrelenting pressures of caring for three young children and an elderly and ailing mother, Ella Hillman strives to make sure everyone in her family gets the health care they need. The 36-year-old public servant lives in a two-income household, but said cost-of-living pressures have forced her to downsize. “We have a mortgage and … Read more

66 Ways to Fix Germany’s Expensive Health Care System

66 Ways to Fix Germany's Expensive Health Care System

A commission of experts presented a 66-article plan on Monday aimed at reducing the ever-increasing health insurance contributions that Germans must pay into the system. Germany’s health care system is one of the most expensive in the world, with state health insurance spending about €1 billion ($1.15 billion) per day on health care alone — … Read more

66 Ways to Fix Germany’s Expensive Health Care System

66 Ways to Fix Germany's Expensive Health Care System

A commission of experts presented a 66-article plan on Monday aimed at reducing the ever-increasing health insurance contributions that Germans must pay into the system. Germany’s health care system is one of the most expensive in the world, with state health insurance spending about €1 billion ($1.15 billion) per day on health care alone — … Read more

Cuban doctors are facing burnouts and blackouts because of a once-decreasing health care system

Daniel Trotta

The ‘white coat army’ faces the heartbreak of being denied or delayed care Doctors struggle to make ends meet on a monthly salary of $16 The Cuban government says patient visits and hospital admissions are down About 96,000 people are on the waiting list for surgery, and that number could rise to 16,000. HAVANA, March … Read more