A comprehensive study finds that a cup or two of coffee a day might just keep dementia away! Tea also works, as long as it’s not decaf. But, whether coffee or tea, don’t drink more than a...
Diane Archer
New bipartisan bill aims to make health care more affordable
Senate Democrat Elizabeth Warren and Senate Republican Josh Hawley have just introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at making health care more affordable through breaking up health care conglomerates...
Who will TrumpRx help?
The Trump administration has yet to deliver to Americans the low drug prices that every other wealthy nation offers their citizens, President Trump’s professed goal. Instead, Trump has unveiled...
Warning: You’ll never understand differences among...
People with Medicare have no means of distinguishing among their different Medicare Advantage plan options, forcing them to gamble with their health and their lives when enrolling in Medicare...
Medicare Advantage insurers face few penalties for their bad acts
Enrolling in Traditional Medicare means paying more upfront to protect against catastrophic costs because Traditional Medicare lacks an out-of-pocket cap; in return, you get the care your treating...
Are you aging well? Take these four tests
What does it mean to age well? It means to remain fit and independent for as long as possible over your lifespan. Dana Smith reports for the New York Times on four tests you can take to determine...
Adding an out-of-pocket cap to Traditional Medicare should be...
In a new AARP Public Policy Institute paper, Harriet Komisar and Claire Noel-Miller explain why Traditional Medicare is a critical part of the Medicare program, both for all its enrollees and for the...
Genes play an important role in how long you live
A new study, published in Science, which looks at how twins living apart age, finds that how long you will live is largely dependent on your genes. Contrary to earlier estimates that genes play no...
How to reduce your risk of Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s disease has become an extremely common neurological condition throughout the world. Eight and a half million people have Parkinson’s today, twice as many as in 2000. And, experts...
Government proposal would meaningfully reduce overpayments in...
Medicare Advantage overpayments are driving up Medicare premiums, depleting the Medicare Trust Fund and endangering Medicare’s sustainability. They are projected to cost taxpayers $1.2 trillion...