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...
Diane Archer
More Americans struggle to afford their prescriptions
More Americans struggle to afford their medications, according to a new GoodRx survey. Millions of Americans today don’t take them as prescribed, eat less to cover the cost of their...
When to worry you have dementia and when not?
As we age, we are more likely to struggle to remember things. That doesn’t mean we have dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. It might simply be that we’re forgetting things, reports...
How to extend your “joyspan”
As Americans get older, aging has become a very “in” topic. People are focused on long life spans and healthy lives. But, long and healthy lives are far better when they are joyful. And...
Want to lose weight? Try eating breakfast like a king and dinner...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the benefits of intermittent fasting for weight loss. In a MindBodyGreen podcast, Courtney Peterson, a nutrient scientist and associate professor at the Harvard T.H...
Medicare Advantage delivers unreliable coverage
While most older adults and people with disabilities can choose from among 30 or more Medicare Advantage plans offered through around eight different insurers, a new Kaiser Family Foundation report...
Trump tax bill drives up Medicare drug costs
Medicare drug-price negotiation is one of the signature achievements of the Biden administration. The Inflation Reduction Act finally allowed Medicare to negotiate drug prices for ten to fifteen...
Immediate effects of Trump’s tax bill
A new Senate Finance Committee Democratic memo documents the immediate damaging effects of Trump’s reconciliation bill and provides information on taxpayer-funded slush funds, established to...
Don’t be fooled: Medicare Advantage can be deadly
Today, more than half of older adults and people with disabilities with Medicare are enrolled in a Medicare HMO or other type of Medicare Advantage plan. These plans are run by big corporate health...
Is there a good alternative to prior authorization?
Talk to just about anyone who has had an encounter with our health care system and, most likely, they will tell you about the headaches they faced getting prior authorization. Insurers are...