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...
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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...
Coronavirus: One in five older adults still not vaccinated
The New York Times reports that one in five older adults still are not vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. All are eligible for free vaccines. Now that states have opened up vaccines to...
IRS finds Bristol Myers skirts its tax obligations
It’s not enough that Bristol Myers Squibb profits handsomely from the U.S. failure to rein in drug prices. Jesse Drucker reports for the New York Times that, with help from its lawyers at White...
Members of Congress sign on to letter supporting Medicare...
Every year for the last several years, the Medicare Advantage plans ask members of Congress to sign onto a letter addressed to the head of the US Department of Health and Human Services that paints...
How should Medicare innovate to improve quality and reduce...
Donald Berwick, MD, former head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Richard Gilfillan, MD, former head of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) write in JAMA...
Will Biden expand Medicare benefits or strengthen the ACA?
Jeff Stein reports for the Washington Post on health care reform proposals the Biden administration could include in the American Families Plan. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is urging President Biden...
Drugs in the US should be priced on a par with other wealthy...
The pharmaceutical industry is lining up its allies to help in whatever ways they can to keep Congress from reining in drug prices. Specifically, they want to do their best to mislead the public...