A couple of weeks ago, President Trump said that if he was reelected that he would end payroll contributions to Social Security, effectively promising to terminate Social Security, which we reported...
Diane Archer
Coronavirus: Beware of scams
Julie Appleby reports for Kaiser Health News on the latest phone, text and email coronavirus scams. Beware of people who reach out to you claiming they are doing COVID-19 contact tracing. You should...
Coronavirus: Hospitals sue patients to collect payment
It’s bad enough that tens of thousands of Americans have become gravely ill as a result of the novel coronavirus and that tens of thousands more Americans have died. It’s horrifying that...
Coronavirus: Scientists test risks of infection at large indoor...
Two German states engaged scientists to stage a live concert indoors and test the likelihood of COVID-19 infection. The New York Times reports that more than 1,400 mask-wearing volunteers attended...
Coronavirus: How to transform our broken prescription drug...
Dozens of organizations have signed on to a letter that explains how to transform our broken prescription drug sector for the public good. Without major change in the prescription drug sector, we...
Coronavirus: Medical testing corporations offer little and...
As thousands of companies experience record losses and millions of Americans lose their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic, the medical testing business–much like the health insurance...
Coronavirus: Coping with dementia
It’s hard enough for people in great mental health to sleep at night or to cope from one day to the next during this pandemic. Imagine the toll the novel coronavirus is taking on the nearly six...
Coronavirus: Strike teams step in to help nursing home residents...
Nursing homes and other residential facilities have been hard hit by the novel coronavirus, with residents and staff easily representing 40 percent of lives lost in the US. What do you do when...
Which states have hospitals that deliver appropriate care, good...
Even though health care is often about life and death, and out-of-pocket hospital costs can push many Americans with health insurance into medical bankruptcy, we know a lot more about the best...
Trump promises to terminate Social Security
In a press conference last week, President Donald Trump promised to terminate Social Security if he is reelected. While he never said that he was ending the program, he called for ending the payroll...