In the what-will-they-think-of-next department, engineers at the University of Illinois and...
Archive - October 2014
Why Congress should increase the minimum wage to its 1968 level
A new report by the Economic Policy Institute illustrates why Congress should increase the minimum...
What’s a patient-centered medical home?
What’s a Patient Centered Medical Home? It is not a place. It is a type of medical...
The cost of cancer drugs: It could bankrupt you
If you want to understand the power of the pharmaceutical industry to gouge Americans and, in...
Muscle matters, but protein shakes matter much less
I’d like to offer some advice on protein shakes. It’s a great thing to be building your...
The U.S. ranks behind Iceland and many other countries in how...
A new 2014 Global Age Watch report ranks Norway as the country that best serves its older...
Seniors vs. Seniors
What happens when high school seniors take on senior citizens? Check out this video from Buzzfeed...
Medicaid, Medicare and long-term care
Long-term care can cost a lot. Medicare sometimes picks up a small piece of the cost. Medicaid...
Evidence suggests cutting Medicare will hurt kids
Benefits to kids tend to go hand in hand with benefits to older adults. And, evidence suggests...
Drug and device companies paid doctors and hospitals nearly $3.5...
New federal data reveals that drug and device companies paid doctors and hospitals significant...