It’s official. After months of talk about Amazon’s move into the pharmaceutical space, Amazon has announced that it will now be selling prescription drugs across the US through Amazon...
Diane Archer
What are Medicare premium and other costs in 2021?
The Medicare Open Enrollment period ends on December 7, so you still have time to review your Medicare options for 2021. Because the process is not fun, nearly 60 percent of people with Medicare do...
Trump might actually lower drug prices for people with Medicare
In one of his parting acts as president, Donald Trump appears to be trying to lower drug prices for people with Medicare or to wreak vengeance against Pharma for not announcing test results for their...
What can we learn from the ways dogs age?
James Gorman writes for The New York Times about what we can learn from the ways dogs age. Scientists are looking at how dogs age as a way to better understand how we age and to help us improve the...
Republican Senate candidates in Georgia would allow health care...
One of the most important elections of our lifetime is coming up in Georgia on January 5, 2021. It’s the runoff election for two Senate seats, one in which Democrat Reverend Raphael Warnock is...
Medicare Part D drug coverage in 2021
Whether you are enrolled in traditional Medicare or a Medicare Advantage plan, you can get prescription drug coverage that will cover your costs at the pharmacy through a Medicare Part D drug plan...
Five things to know about gout
Gout can be a painful health condition, often a type of arthritis, which generally involves swelling in the joints and can be extremely painful. About 9.2 million Americans live with gout. With gout...
For the well-being of Americans, Democrats in Congress must...
Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, makes the case in The Hill that Democrats who want to help Americans should follow president-elect Biden’s lead and call for protecting...
Fox News: 72% voters want “government-run healthcare”
Vice-President Biden’s victory in the presidential election is cause for huge relief and celebration, though the number of people who voted for Trump should give us pause. What it means and how...
Coronavirus: Covid fee, a new addition to your health care bill
The novel coronavirus pandemic has taken a financial toll on many people and corporations, including many health care providers. But, Sarah Kliff and Jessica Silver-Greenberg report for the New York...