Will Stone, a Kaiser Health News reporter who is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, reports on his experience with a breakthrough Covid-19 case. Spoiler alert: It has a happy ending, but it...
Diane Archer
Coronavirus: The value of monoclonal antibodies
Even if you are vaccinated, you are at risk of a breakthrough Covid-19 infection, particularly the delta variant which is highly contagious.. Protect yourself as best possible. And, if you get Covid...
How best to get vitamin D in your diet?
Are you taking vitamin D supplements? If so, you might be better off not taking them. There are often other better and less costly ways for you to keep your bones healthy, such as through exercise...
Budget reconciliation: What’s happening with drug prices?
As the Democrats in Congress work on the budget reconciliation bill, a lot is happening with drug prices. And, it is still unclear where Congress will end up. Here’s what we know as of...
Coronavirus: Why aren’t at-home tests easily available and...
It’s hard to buy an at-home Covid-19 test in the US. At-home tests are sold out across the nation. Even if the at-home Covid tests were easily available, they are unaffordable to many people...
Improve health, enlist lawyers to assist patients
It is likely news to many people, but lawyers can improve improve patients’ health. Kaiser Health News reports on “medical-legal partnerships,” which have been growing throughout...
Low-cost transport improves health for isolated older adults
Choe Sang-Hun reports for the New York Times on the value of low-cost transportation services for older adults in rural counties in South Korea. In these counties, taxis ferry people to town and to...
Coronavirus: Medicare Trust Fund has reserves until 2026
Every year, Trustees of the Medicare Trust Fund project when the Trust Fund will not have the money needed to pay full Medicare Part A inpatient benefits. Notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic...
Who benefits if Congress lowers drug prices and how much?
Democrats in Congress are determined to bring down prices for at least some prescription drugs as part of the budget reconciliation bill. The question is how will it do so. Will members talk the talk...
Don’t let your supermarket choose your health plan
Nona Tepper reports for Modern Healthcare on a new health insurer strategy to enroll more Medicare Advantage members. Anthem is partnering with Kroger to offer Medicare Advantage plans in several...