As a nation, the US has done a terrible job of meeting people’s mental health care needs. Both public and private health insurance cover mental health care, but they pay so little for mental...
Diane Archer
How to avoid unintentional injuries
As we age, the risk of unintentional injuries rises. A new Centers for Disease Control study looks specifically at unintentional injuries among older adults. Older people can and should take...
Rx lessons for Congress
Our representatives in the House and Senate are once again considering how to ensure that Americans have access to the medicines they need. Let’s hope that the Democrats have learned the lessons of...
GAO finds US drug prices more than four times those in France
The US Government Accountability Office just released a new report at the behest of Senator Bernie Sanders that finds that Americans can pay more than four times more for prescription drugs than...
How GoodRx profits by lowering people’s drug costs
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...
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...