Alexia Campbell reports for Vox on new 2017 poverty and income data from the Census Bureau. The data show that federal anti-poverty programs work. But, President Trump and the GOP are looking to...
Diane Archer
Mounting support for Medicare for All
As health care costs continue to grow, so does support for Medicare for All. More Americans see health care as a basic need and a fundamental right. They want the government to step in and oversee...
Two out of three Americans very concerned about high drug prices
A solid majority of Americans are very concerned about high drug prices, and they see health care costs as the number one public policy issue. Moreover, a new survey of Americans by West Health...
How to make your own will
If you do not already have a will or would like to revise your will, you should consider making your own will. Paul Sullivan reports for The New York Times on tools available on the web to make your...
Minimizing broker commissions and protecting savings
The New York Times reports on a family caregiver’s efforts to protect her mom’s savings in a retirement account. The account, at JP Morgan, lost $100,000 over one month because of broker...
How to protect yourself from surprise medical bills?
Watch out for huge medical bills if you visit the emergency room and are enrolled in a commercial health plan. They are common, and Kaiser Health News reports that these bills are often permissible...
Hospital upcharges for prescription drugs provides further...
A new report by Pharma, the trade association for drug manufacturers, looks at hospital upcharges for prescription drugs and provides further justification for federal government drug price...
Medicare’s bundled payments reduce hospital costs
A study of Medicare’s payment innovation to rein in costs while promoting quality care shows that it is working. With authority through the Affordable Care Act to test new ways of paying...
Ten ways Medicare Advantage plans differ from traditional...
There is a lot of confusion surrounding Medicare Advantage plans, commercial health insurance for people with Medicare, and the ways Medicare Advantage plans differ from traditional Medicare. You are...
Pharma suit dismissed in California: State can require notice of...
Ed Silverman reports for StatNews that a federal judge in California dismissed a Pharma lawsuit which attempted to block a state consumer protection law. The law requires drug makers to disclose...