There’s a lot of waste from our cells in our bodies. Thankfully, we have ways to eliminate the waste, which keeps us healthy. Our brains’ glymphatic system is charged with getting rid of the junk...
Diane Archer
Medicare Advantage needs an overhaul
Researchers enlisted 39 “experts” to identify reforms to Medicare Advantage. In a Health Affairs piece, the researchers report that the experts–including consumer advocates...
Trump uses Medicare improvement fund to gift $90 to older adults...
President Trump, eager to get Republican support from older Americans in the upcoming election, just took approximately $1.8 from the Medicare Improvement Fund to gift $90 to roughly 20.8 million...
2027: Medicare Advantage plans will cost more and offer less...
Disregard what you’re hearing in Medicare Advantage ads and other promises about Medicare Advantage. It’s all marketing hype. In truth, enrolling in a Medicare Advantage plan still...
2027: Five things to think about when choosing between...
The Annual Medicare Open Enrollment period begins October 15 and ends December 7. If you have Medicare, you are likely to see endless ads andreceive lots of mail from an assortment of corporate...
How two zero-premium Medicare Advantage plans can be extremely...
Medicare annual open enrollment season begins on October 7 and millions of people will be deciding between traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage. People who want easy access to the care they...
Medicare Advantage enrollment projected to drop in 2027
Medicare Advantage enrollment is expected to fall to fewer than half of all people with Medicare in 2027, reports Page Minemyer for FierceHealthcare. Many states are seeing significant drops in the...
Need a kidney transplant? Avoid Medicare Advantage
The government now pays Medicare Advantage plans–health plans administered by corporate health insurers–to cover care for people with end-state kidney disease. But, a new study published...
Apple expands further into the health and fitness space
Like many of the big tech companies, Apple is doing more to engage its customers around their health and fitness. Apple claims to want to “empower” people to “live their healthiest lives,”...
KFF poll: Health care affordability is the public’s top...
A new KFF poll finds that health care affordability is the public’s top economic anxiety. People who lack insurance, along with people who have insurance, struggle to pay for their health care...