Health & Wellness

TL/DR - Healthcare costs in Massachusetts are increasingly becoming unaffordable despite measures to curb these rises. In a 2021 survey, 41% of Massachusetts residents reported challenges in affording healthcare in the previous 12 months, including over 50% of Black and Hispanic respondents. The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission is…

TL/DR - Some Australians are choosing to self-fund their healthcare to reduce household expenses. Over 376,000 Australians self-funded their medical treatments in private hospitals in the 2021/2022 financial year. Those who opt for self-funding often set aside money regularly for healthcare costs, a strategy that is not recommended for everyone…

TL/DR - The seminar meeting on Primary Health Care will discuss national quality and patient safety policies, with a look at experiences and challenges for the Region of the Americas. The main aim of the event is to create a platform for regional reflection and debate on designing and implementing quality and patient safety policies, and to open…

TL/DR - The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is developing a whistleblower rewards program. The initiative is designed to incentivize people to disclose significant corporate or financial misconduct not already known to the DOJ, with whistleblowers who supply truthful, original information potentially qualifying for a share of the resulting…