Let’s accept that there is no perfect policy solution for improving our health care system, such as it is. The question becomes which health care system is better designed to guarantee good...
Diane Archer
Some doctors charge patients for prior authorization
Insurers are imposing huge administrative burdens on physicians, costing them time and money. Securing prior authorization from insurers is particularly costly. Some physicians are now shifting these...
One-third of drugs on TrumpRx cost more than in UK
Although President Trump pledged to bring down drug prices in the US to a level no higher than other wealthy countries, about one third of drugs on TrumpRx cost more than in the United Kingdom...
Hospitals are charging rates many times above Medicare
HospitalWatch just released a report showing how hospitals in the US are charging people with employer coverage many times more than Medicare for the same services. Hospitals’ profit margins...
A healthy thymus likely means a longer life
New research out of Harvard reveals that our thymus, long ignored as a valuable organ, plays a significant role in our health status and longevity, reports the Harvard Gazette. While the thymus has...
Health care costs are forcing Americans to forgo basic...
Paying for basic necessities has become increasingly challenging for millions of Americans. A new Gallup poll finds that the cost of groceries, electricity, gas and health care is forcing Americans...
Overpayments in Medicare Advantage drive up Part B premiums
For more than a decade now, our federal government has paid Medicare Advantage insurers tens of billions of dollars more than it spends on people in Traditional Medicare. Those additional dollars...
Primary care doctors band together for higher pay
Primary care doctors are few and far between in the US. Millions of Americans struggle to find one. And, because insurers pay so little for primary care, the number of primary care doctors is...
2026: Almost all Medicare Advantage enrollees in Vermont lose...
This year, some 2.9 million Medicare Advantage enrollees lost their coverage and were forced to find a new plan or switch to Traditional Medicare. If you were in a Medicare Advantage plan in Vermont...
Who’s your health care buddy?
There are many benefits of being “all in it together,” but many of us still prefer the “every man for himself” way of life. Whatever your preference, there’s no question that...