Prescription drug prices keep rising. That’s to be expected since Congress has given pharmaceutical companies monopoly pricing power for their brand-name drugs, along with the ability to market...
Diane Archer
Coronavirus: Many older adults are exercising more
Gretchen Reynolds reports for The New York Times on a new study showing that most adults are exercising less during the coronavirus pandemic. But, interestingly, many older adults are exercising...
Pharma doesn’t have your back
You might think that Pharma is doing more good than harm, but, watch out, it does not put your interests first; it doesn’t have your back. Stat News reports that the pharmaceutical industry has...
You might pay less for insulin through Medicare Part D...
The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that one in three people with Medicare have diabetes today, and they are paying an ever higher price for their insulin. A new Medicare initiative could save...
What would a President Biden do about drug prices?
The latest news is that the pharmaceutical industry is targeting its 2020 campaign contributions at Vice President Biden, rather than President Trump. Kaiser Health News reports a reversal in...
Clinical trials need to include more older adults
Older adults have historically been excluded from clinical trials that test new drug treatments, even though older adults are most likely to need these treatments. Pratibha Gopalakrishna reports for...
Coronavirus: It will be challenging for many older adults to vote
It seems inconceivable in the year 2020 that everyone in this country eligible to vote should not be able to do so easily. With technology as sophisticated as it is, voting should be a simple...
What if the government paid Medicare Advantage plans differently?
Today, the government pays Medicare Advantage plans–private health plans that contract with the federal government to offer Medicare benefits–a flat fee per member, creating a huge...
Medicare Advantage gold mine puts traditional Medicare at grave...
Beware of corporate health insurers with eyes on Medicare. To date, these insurers have been taking our money in exchange for offering people benefits through Medicare Advantage plans and then...
Coronavirus: Lack of timely data jeopardizes public health
In a new report, Sins of Omission: How Government Failures to Track Covid-19 Data Have Led to More Than 1,700 Health Care Worker Deaths and Jeopardize Public Health, National Nurses United (NNU)...