If we want to make health care affordable, we need to rein in prices. One way to do so is to enable a free market for drugs and medical equipment, writes Dean Baker for the Center for Economic and...
Diane Archer
Beginning July 2026, Medicare will cover GLP-1s for people who...
Beginning this July, Medicare will cover Wegovy and Zepbound for people over 65 who want to lose weight under the pilot GLP-1 bridge program. Medicare’s coverage is temporary and circumvents...
Most people with Medicare have annual incomes under $45,000
Cost can be a serious obstacle to care for millions of people with Medicare. A new Kaiser Family Foundation report finds that half of people with Medicare have annual incomes under $43,200. In 2024...
Medicare Advantage insurers treat Californians a lot better than...
A new KFF report reveals the enormous range in out-of-pocket limits for people in Medicare Advantage plans, depending upon the state they live in. New Yorkers and New Jerseyans face limits over...
US has poorest health outcomes of any high income country
Every country struggles with high health care costs and populations that are aging, who will need a lot of health care. But, a new Commonwealth Fund report finds that the US has the poorest health...
How to improve private health insurance, even if it can’t be...
Today, hundreds of corporate health insurers offer thousands of health plans and treat much of their data on the care they cover and patient outcomes as proprietary. They have a powerful incentive to...
Seven reasons private health insurance can’t be fixed
Private health insurance can’t be fixed. It’s insanely expensive and getting more so with each passing year. Private health insurers are either unable or unwilling to bring down costs...
Corporate health insurance is killing hospitals
Corporate health insurance is killing hospitals. Increasingly, people can’t afford it and go uninsured. Insurers deny, delay and downgrade reimbursements to hospitals. And, insured Americans...
Trump administration makes it easier for Medicare Advantage...
In an effort to ease regulations on insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans, the Trump administration has made it easier for Medicare Advantage insurers to mislead enrollees through insurance...
If you’re over 70 and have trouble walking, talk to your doctor
As we age, we tend to walk more slowly. By the time we are 80, our gait can change dramatically. But, not all gait changes are part of normal aging; we should see a physician to determine whether...