New research out of Monash University in Australia finds that people who go to bed earlier tend to have a more active lifestyle, reports MedXpress. The research, which looked at the amount of sleep...
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Trump asks drug companies to lower prices for Medicaid drugs, or...
In a letter to CEOs at 17 large pharmaceutical companies, President Trump asked them to lower their prices for Medicaid drugs to match what their companies charge other wealthy countries. If they do...
How Ohio saved tens of millions by cutting the pharmacy...
The state of Ohio successfully demonstrated that taking for-profit drug middlemen out of Medicaid saves tens of millions of dollars a year. A new Ohio report shows that the state and its pharmacies...
Some states make it harder for private equity firms to buy...
Private equity firms are buying up our health care system piece by piece–hospitals, nursing homes, hospice agencies, emergency rooms, specialty practices and more. Health care costs are rising...
UnitedHealth will cut Medicare Advantage plans covering 600,000...
UnitedHealth is rethinking its Medicare Advantage strategy. To maximize profits, it is ending its Medicare Advantage plans in certain communities and narrowing the number of PPOs it offers. Six...
2025: More older adults gamble with their health in Medicare...
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans can be deadly. Yet the upfront costs of enrolling in MA are low as compared with traditional Medicare and most people do not understand the risks they are taking when...
Millions of Americans face higher medical bills.
Noam Levey reports for KFF Health News that President Trump’s policies will lead millions of Americans to face higher medical bills. Today, some 100 million Americans have some form of medical...
Auto-enrollment in Medicare Advantage is a bad idea
Most Republicans and Democrats in Congress appear to agree that all too often Medicare Advantage isn’t working well. As a result of inappropriate prior authorization policies, inadequate...
New EU tariffs on prescription products could drive up drug...
If you’ve been reading Just Care or the news about the Trump reconciliation bill, you already know that Americans are likely to face higher drug costs. You might not know, however, that...
Bipartisan bill attempts to fix widespread insurer underpayments...
Whatever you think about Medicare Advantage plans, HMOs and PPOs administered by corporate health insurers, they can be deadly for both patients and providers. Insurers in Medicare Advantage use a...