Not only has the US not been able to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, it has allowed...
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Coronavirus: Pharmaceutical companies raise prices on COVID-19...
Between January and June of this year, pharmaceutical companies increased prices on 245 drugs, in a...
Coronavirus: How “pool testing” could help
The novel coronavirus is not going away at the moment. Tens of thousands more people are getting...
Hospital price transparency won’t make health care...
In our Kafkaesque healthcare system, people are told to make an “informed choice” of...
Medicare helps reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health...
In a recent piece for Health Affairs, Renee Landers et al. write about the role Medicare has played...
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Walk more, sleep better
Most people need about seven to nine hours of sleep each night. With anxiety and stress levels high...
Coronavirus: How to keep an eye on your loved ones remotely
Many older adults are staying in their homes during this novel coronavirus pandemic, removed from...
Coronavirus: For older adults, wearing gloves presents more...
While it is important for everyone to wear a face mask as well as to keep a six foot social...
Coronavirus: What to do before you leave the hospital
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s particularly hard to be in the hospital. You...
Coronavirus: Should nursing homes be for-profit?
Matthew Goldstein et al. reports for The New York Times that most US nursing homes were losing...
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Coronavirus: Labs can charge what they please for COVID-19 tests
Sarah Kliff reports for the New York Times that labs around the country are charging wildly varying...
Coronavirus and Congress: How to help older workers
The novel coronavirus has hit Americans hard. And, it has hit older workers especially hard. Not...
Coronavirus: Older adults take full advantage of Medicare...
Medicare began covering a broad array of telehealth services during this coronavirus pandemic. And...
Coronavirus is making it harder to get long-term care
The financial and emotional toll of caring for older adults has always been enormous. The novel...
Coronavirus: Should nursing homes be for-profit?
Matthew Goldstein et al. reports for The New York Times that most US nursing homes were losing...