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Can public health insurance lower health care costs?
With millions of Americans staying away from the doctor and hospital during this pandemic, the...
Coronavirus: Will your mail-order drugs arrive on time?
The Trump administration made changes to the US Postal Service in July that could determine whether...
Coronavirus: What happened at a nursing home in Washington
Katie Engelhart reports for California Sunday on what happened at Life Care Center of Kirkland, the...
SSA actuary confirms Trump’s plan to terminate Social...
A couple of weeks ago, President Trump said that if he was reelected that he would end payroll...
Your Health & Wellness
Drug prices: It’s time for the federal government to step...
Fran Quigley writes for Common Dreams about the need to end pharmaceutical company monopolies if...
Coronavirus: Get your flu shot early!
It’s important to get the flu shot every year, no matter how old you are. It’s particularly...
Coronavirus: Four ways to develop immunity
We have now learned that people can get COVID-19 more than once. And, we have a lot of questions...
Coronavirus: Beware of scams
Julie Appleby reports for Kaiser Health News on the latest phone, text and email coronavirus scams...
Coronavirus: Scientists test risks of infection at large indoor...
Two German states engaged scientists to stage a live concert indoors and test the likelihood of...
Your Coverage Options
Telehealth is likely here to stay
It seems as if telehealth is working quite well for a large segment of the US population during the...
Is it valuable to have health plan choice?
Is choice of health plans what any American wants, asks Austin Frakt in a New York Times piece. Or...
Coronavirus: What happened at a nursing home in Washington
Katie Engelhart reports for California Sunday on what happened at Life Care Center of Kirkland, the...
Can you protect nursing home residents in a profit-driven system?
A story in The Guardian about corporate entities that buy up nursing homes, with the goal of...
Hospital rates out of control with private health insurance
Hospital rates are out of control for people with private health insurance. Medicare, in sharp...