The Obama administration banned the sale of junk health insurance–policies that offer only limited coverage–as an alternative to comprehensive coverage because junk insurance provides...
Diane Archer
COVID: Treatment costs for people with Medicare
No one disputes that older and disabled Americans are most at risk for COVID-19. To date, 1.2 million people with Medicare, about 2 percent of them, have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. If...
President-elect Biden proposes German model for drug pricing
President-elect Joe Biden is proposing that the US look to Germany as a model for drug pricing. On one hand, a German model could be a step forward, putting in place a national system for evaluating...
Coronavirus: Doctors and nurses reconsider their professions
The novel coronavirus has taken a huge toll on the lives of millions of Americans, particularly health care workers and other essential workers. Kaiser Health News reports on how some doctors and...
Coronavirus: Digital app could simplify air travel
The novel coronavirus has limited air travel and hit the airline industry hard. A new digital app is designed to simplify air travel. The app, CommonPass, would report your COVID-19 status at the...
Coronavirus: Medicare covers hospital care at home
HealthcareDive reports that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released new guidance to permit hospitals to deliver more inpatient care in people’s homes. The policy is a...
Most of Congress continues to accept campaign contributions from...
Lev Facher reports for Stat News that the pharmaceutical industry donated to the campaigns of 356 members of Congress this year. Pharmaceutical companies want to be sure their voice is strong when...
Health care reform in 2021: What you need to know
Mark Dudcik, National Coordinator of the Labor Campaign for Single Payer, offers ten important facts that will affect health care reform in 2021 and over the long-term. They help to highlight the...
Beginning in 2021, standard hospital charges go public
Judith Garber writes for the Lown Institute on out-of-control hospital prices. The Trump administration’s “solution” is to require that hospitals inform patients in advance about...
Health care costs eat into your 2021 Social Security benefits
Mark Miller writes for his subscription blog, RetirementRevised.com on how cost of living adjustments to Social Security are far smaller than Medicare premium cost increases. Medicare’s costs...