As most people taking prescription drugs know, even with insurance coverage, out-of-pocket costs can be extraordinarily high. GoodRx lowers people’s drug costs on some drugs. In the process...
Diane Archer
Every American needs a primary care doctor
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) just released a report urging that the federal government invest heavily in primary care as part of its public health...
Is it likely that you’ll live to 105?
Ferris Jabr writes for the New York Times Magazine on the possibility that human beings will have far longer life expectancies than we could ever imagine. For sure, you should not think that living...
More people are choosing lower-cost Medigap plans
One of the great things about traditional Medicare is that if you can afford a comprehensive Medicare supplemental insurance policy, “Medigap,” you do not have to worry about...
Will Biden support improving and expanding Medicare?
Jonathan Cohn writes for the Huffington Post on how Democrats in Congress were reacting to President Joe Biden’s apparent unwillingness to engage in healthcare reform. As it turns out, their...
If you’re making a Medicare choice, don’t trust the...
One thing I know from experience: Don’t trust the insurance agentIf an insurance agent who is helping you decide what Medicare choices to make. It is more than possible that the agent is...
How a software engineer goes after scammers
AARP reports on how one unassuming older computer software engineer set about to go after the scammers who prey on older adults. He broke into the scammers’ computer systems to stop them from...
OIG finds that Humana Medicare Advantage overbilled government...
If we’ve learned anything from the federal government’s 18-year experiment with Medicare Advantage plans–private insurance plans offering Medicare benefits–it’s that...
Public supports benchmarking US drug prices to prices in other...
It’s still not clear whether President Joe Biden is going to push for prescription drug price negotiation in the American Families Plan, but public opinion strongly suggests he should. A recent...
A small group of drugs make up most of Medicare drug costs
With Medicare prescription drug spending, the 80-20 rule applies. A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis by Juliette Cubanski and Tricia Neuman finds that a small portion of Medicare Part B and Part...