TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Olympic delay has upended years of careful planning by organizers and spawned costly headaches for small businesses, hotels and even pro baseball teams, compounding a $12 billion price tag. The Tokyo Games were postponed until 2021 la... More »
(Reuters Health) – In spite of protections baked into the Affordable Care Act, women who have health insurance through their employer may pay thousands of dollars out of pocket to have a baby in the United States, researchers reported this week. Although the A... More »
(Reuters Health) – Many insured Americans go out of network for mental health services, a new study suggests, despite the higher costs to them and despite a federal law mandating that policies’ mental health coverage be at least as good as their physical healt... More »
(Reuters Health) – People with inflammatory bowel disease – either Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis – may incur health costs more than three times higher than individuals without these conditions, a U.S. study suggests. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in... More »
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish biometrics firm Fingerprint Cards on Monday announced a new round of big cost cuts on the back of weak market conditions for capacitive sensors for smartphones and heavy price pressure. The company said it expected the new cost cu... More »
(Reuters Health) – The cost of new anti-cancer drugs increased more than five-fold from 2006 to 2015, but a new analysis suggests that cancer patients and insurers may be getting less for their money. Anticancer medications account for the lion’s share of glob... More »
Deutsche Bank CEO John Cryan poses before the bank’s annual news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank expects its costs to decline by only 4 percent to 23 billion euros ($28.8 billion) t... More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Care at freestanding emergency departments may cost about 10 times more than similar treatment at urgent care cent More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Skin cancers caused by indoor tanning are responsible for $343 million a year in direct medical costs for U.S. pat More »
A Wells Fargo branch is seen in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, U.S. on February 10, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo Prudential Financial Inc, (PRU.N) the target of probes and lawsuits related to whether Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) retail bankers imp... More »
By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters Health) – As cancer drug costs rise, U.S. cancer patients are more likely than other medical patients to struggle with pa More »
A person holds pharmaceutical tablets and capsules in this picture illustration taken in Ljubljana September 18, 2013. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic By Magdalena MisLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Essential medicines could be provided for as little as $1-$2 a... More »
Signage is seen at the Samsung 837 store in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 10, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Samsung Electronics’ (005930.KS) worst-ever recall could cost the company as much as $17 billion after it halted sales of ... More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Chemotherapy regimens for breast cancer can vary wildly in price even when they are comparable in their ability to More »
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – People with terminal illnesses may legally end their lives with certain medications in the U.S. state of Washi More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Women with early-stage breast cancer may have fewer treatment complications and lower costs when they don’t get a More »
Companies in China may save up to 150 billion yuan ($22.5 billion) a year if they are allowed to contribute less to employees’ social security and housing plans, a research institute at the top economic planning agency said on Monday. More »
NEW YORK When Donna Frost Gordon’s son asked if he could stay in college for an extra year, it was for a good reason – but he still turned the family’s finances upside-down. After studying abroad and then finally declaring an accounting major at the State Univ... More »
(Reuters Health) – U.S. doctors and hospitals throw out almost $3 billion (roughly 2.7 billion euros) in unused cancer drugs each year because the medicines come in supersized single-use packages and excess medicine must be discarded for safety reasons, a rece... More »
ZURICH A slump in investment banking revenues pushed Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) to accelerate its cost-cutting plan as Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam admitted he had been unaware of trading positions that triggered more big writedowns in the first quarter. Switzerl... More »
(Reuters Health) – Telephone quitlines offer free and effective treatment for tobacco dependence, but for low-income smokers who only have a cell phone and don’t have unlimited minutes, calls to the quitline may take a substantial portion of their cell minutes... More »
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama launched a final push on Tuesday to persuade Congress to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, despite strong opposition from lawmakers who do not want detainees transferred to the United States. The presiden... More »
(Reuters Health) – U.S. states need better policies for transporting high-risk pregnant women and newborns to the specialized care they need – and then back to their local hospitals for continuing care, researchers say. Focusing on transportation policies as a... More »
