Most people need about seven to nine hours of sleep each night. With anxiety and stress levels high during this pandemic, getting a good night’s sleep can be difficult. There are many ways you...
Diane Archer
Coronavirus: Hospitals with huge reserves got government...
The New York Times reports that some of the wealthiest hospitals in the US received huge amounts of stimulus money even though they are holding literally tens of billions of dollars in reserves. And...
Coronavirus and hospital bills: Medicare v. private health...
Joseph Goldstein reports for the New York Times on a patient with COVID-19 who was hospitalized for 19 days and received bills totaling more than $400,000. Congress provided hospitals with stimulus...
Disparities in health stem from inequities in housing...
Disparities in health and health care outcomes are a result of inequities in housing, education, work and our justice system as well as racial discrimination. These disparities are not new; they are...
Coronavirus: Labs can charge what they please for COVID-19 tests
Sarah Kliff reports for the New York Times that labs around the country are charging wildly varying prices for COVID-19 tests. Why not? They can legally charge whatever they please, and Congress has...
Coronavirus and Congress: How to help older workers
The novel coronavirus has hit Americans hard. And, it has hit older workers especially hard. Not only are older workers at greater risk of serious harm from COVID-19, they are also at greater risk of...
Coronavirus: Conservatives planning to slash Social Security
Just below the surface of the crises currently engulfing the nation is a debate over Social Security, with wide-ranging consequences. The Democratic Party is on board for expanding, not cutting...
Coronavirus: Republicans in Congress side with Pharma...
You would like to think that everyone in Congress would stand behind basic principles laid out by House Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and her colleagues in Congress to ensure that all novel...
Coronavirus: Lawmakers ignore horrific number of nursing home...
David Dayen writes for The American Prospect on the horrific number of deaths at nursing homes during this novel coronavirus pandemic. At last count, more than 31,000 nursing home residents had died...
Coronavirus: How to keep an eye on your loved ones remotely
Many older adults are staying in their homes during this novel coronavirus pandemic, removed from their children and other loved ones. Their isolation keeps them safe from the novel coronavirus, but...