Health & Wellness

TL/DR - The author criticizes the U.S. healthcare system and specifically the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare), arguing that it is primarily driven by private insurers and thus benefits them more than patients. The author states that the ACA has resulted in enormous profits for insurance companies, comparable to those of oil companies,…

TL/DR - The US Senate has passed a defense policy bill that authorizes the largest pay raise for troops in over two decades, but leaves out many policy priorities that social conservatives sought to include. The bill, which passed with a vote of 87-13, authorizes $886 billion for national defense programs for the current fiscal year, a 3%…

TL/DR - A study by Rutgers researcher, published in Disability and Health Journal, reveals that people with cognitive disabilities express less satisfaction with their health care compared to the general population. The researchers analyzed a national sample of over 22,000 adults including those with and without cognitive disabilities, and found…

TL/DR - Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being increasingly used in healthcare, with industry leaders recently meeting with Congressional leaders to discuss the benefits and pitfalls of this technology. Concerns have been raised about implicit bias in AI healthcare that could result in discrimination against patients based on demographics.…