Pundits suggest that one of the biggest challenges to enacting Medicare for All is that the public will object to paying additional public taxes for their health care. But, is that really a...
Diane Archer
Pharmaceutical companies use scare tactics to mislead public...
Americans are always being sold, and health care products are no exception. It’s one thing when corporations are pushing the latest snack food or toothbrush, it’s another when they are...
FDA permits doctors to implant untested medical devices at...
In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Jeanne Lenzer and Shannon Brownlee describe how the FDA permits doctors to implant untested medical devices at extreme risk to patients. Today, 32 million people...
Expect big drug price increases in 2019
Reuters reports that pharmaceutical companies are hiking up prices on a lot of prescription drugs this year. Why not, if they can? And, what will President Trump do about it given his promise to...
Younger adult companions are now available on-demand
One new “buddy” service for older adults matches older adults with younger adult companions. It’s called Papa. And, it launched in Florida in January 2018. Andrew Parker...
Beginning at age 70.5, you must withdraw money from your...
If you have money in an individual retirement account, once you turn 70.5, the Internal Revenue Service requires that you withdraw money from this account every year, even if you still work. In...
Part D insurers bilk Medicare and taxpayers
The Wall Street Journal reports on a longstanding practice of health insurance companies, which offer Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits, bilking Medicare and taxpayers. As a result, the...
Why you want magnesium in your diet
You rarely hear tell about the need for magnesium in your diet. But magnesium plays an important role. And, according to the National Institutes of Health, most people in the US, including men older...
For Americans, Medicare for all means continuity of care and far...
There’s a lot of chatter about the “disruption” Medicare for all will cause. In fact, for Americans, Medicare for all means continuity of care and far less disruption than the...
Senator Warren and Congresswoman Schakowsky introduce bill to...
Americans take way more generic prescriptions than brand-name drugs. But, all in, we spend a lot more on brand-name drugs. Ninety percent of generic drugs prescribed represent 25 percent of drug...