Health Care

Budget Battles

  • A Far-Sighted Innovator with a Vision for Eyewear

    By Sarah Stodola, The Fiscal Times

    Eyewear retailer Warby Parker has become a media darling by offering nerdy-chic prescription glasses over the Internet for an all-inclusive $95.

  • Fittest Kids Score the Highest on Tests

    By The Fiscal Times Staff

    Middle school students in the best physical shape outscore their classmates on standardized tests and take home better report cards, according to new research.

  • CEO: Health Care Tax Could Hinder Innovation

    By Arlene Weintraub, The Fiscal Times

    Gary Guthart, the CEO of Intuitive Surgical, talks about the potential effects of a new 2.3 percent excise tax on medical device sales, how the health care industry should be looking at costs, and...

  • Obamacare: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

    By Sarah Kliff, The Washington Post

    After surviving a Supreme Court decision and a presidential election, the Obama administration’s health-care law faces another challenge: a public largely unaware of major changes that will roll out...

  • Wanted: 52,000 More Primary Care Doctors by 2025

    By Reuters

    A growing and aging population, along with increased access to health insurance, will create the need for 52,000 more primary care doctors within the U.S. by the year 2025, according to a new study.