AARP Report Finds Worsening Long-Term Care Affordability
May 12, 2026
AARP issued a report in March 2026 entitled “Long-Term Services and Supports Are Becoming Even More Unaffordable for Middle-Class Americans stated: “A recent analysis for the US Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 56 percent of people turning 65 between 2021 and 2025 w[...]
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The Health Of Maryland’s Healthcare Industry (II)
May 7, 2026
The Maryland Comptroller’s Office report issued in April 2026 entitled Maryland Industry Analysis: Healthcare and the Economy concluded: Maryland’s health care sector has become the state’s most reliable source of job growth – but growth in health care is fundamentally different from gro[...]
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The Health Of Maryland’s Healthcare Industry (I)
May 6, 2026
In April, 2026, the Maryland Comptroller’s Office has issued a report entitled Maryland Industry Analysis: Healthcare and the Economy that stated the following key findings: Section 1 (Industry Employment Data) Section 2 (Occupation Data) Section 3 (Economic Activity Data) Section 4 (Challenge[...]
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$46M Kaiser Permanente Privacy Breach Settlement
May 1, 2026
Kaiser Permanente issued the following Notice of Pendency and Proposed Settlement of Class Action and Fairness Hearing (in part) in January 2026: Please also be advised that Plaintiffs have reached a proposed settlement (“Settlement”) of the Action with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. for $4[...]
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AMA Releases Two Reports Regarding Medical Malpractice
April 29, 2026
According to a press release from the American Medical Association on April 27, 2026: “New research studies from the American Medical Association (AMA) reveal that many physicians face a significant risk of being sued during their careers. The ever-present risk of lawsuits—even when no error[...]
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U.S. Cancer Deaths In People Under 50
April 11, 2026
From 1990 through 2023, a total of 1, 267, 520 people died of cancer in the United States before 50 years of age (53% were female). The age-standardized death rate decreased by 44%, from 25.5 to 14.2 per 100 000. Among the 5 leading causes of cancer death, the mean annual decline from 2014 thr[...]
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Federal Health Insurers Denied 1-In-5 In-Network Claims
April 2, 2026
A CBS News analysis of about 1.3 billion federal health insurance claims during a three-year period found that insurers denied 19% on in-network claims in 2024. In 2022, the largest health care insurer, United Healthcare, denied approximately one-third of federal health insurance claims. United Heal[...]
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