Healthy California, a bill wending its way through the California legislature, could pave the way for improved Medicare for all. It guarantees every California resident all the benefits of Medicare...
Diane Archer
Commercial health insurance unreliable, costly
With President Trump and the GOP working to end health care coverage available under the Affordable Care Act, the state health care marketplaces have been in turmoil. Given the uncertainty about the...
Eat less, live longer
Over the last 30 years, the risk of chronic conditions in people 55-64 has declined. Researchers now believe that we can improve quality of life and live longer, if we eat less. While studies have...
Take advantage of Medicare’s annual wellness visit
Take advantage of Medicare’s annual wellness visit. It covers a series of preventive care services to detect health risks and is also a time for people to discuss their end-of-life wishes with...
Nevada legislature wants Medicaid for all
Sarah Kliff reports for Vox that Nevada is close to enacting a Medicaid for all law. The legislation recognizes that health care should be a right and would allow anyone in the state without health...
Maryland law protects people from prescription drug price-gouging
With more than one in five Americans today not filling their prescriptions because of the cost, it’s time to bring down drug prices. While we wait for Congress to act, even generic drug...
Mental health telemedicine growing in rural areas
At both the federal and state levels, there is a growing interest in telemedicine. But how is it working? Ateev Mehrotra and his team studied the use of mental health telemedicine in rural areas for...
Five ways to feel at your best
If you focus on birthdays, we are all getting older. But, many of us who may be “getting up there” in age find ways to stay young at heart–fit, mentally active, and purposeful...
People with Medicare still forced to go without critical...
We need to expand Medicare so that it covers all essential medical costs. Today, people with Medicare typically spend $4,000 a year out-of-pocket on health care costs. While the Medicare premiums...
Four things to know if your income is low and you have Medicare
Today, more than 11.4 million older adults and people with disabilities are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. While Medicare is an earned health care benefit for people over 65 and with...