The House reconciliation bill, if enacted into law, would not only mean major cuts to Medicaid; it would also mean significant cuts to Medicare. More than 12 million people with Medicare are enrolled...
Diane Archer
Medicare Advantage needs an overhaul
James C. Capretta, American Enterprise Institute, argues for changes in Medicare Advantage that “incentivize efficiency and high-quality care without needlessly overpaying the plans.” Who could...
The Senate reconciliation bill likely won’t target waste...
The Senate is now considering the House reconciliation bill, and it’s still anyone’s guess whether the more than $700 billion in Medicaid cuts will remain in the bill. These drastic Medicaid cuts...
House budget bill would result in 51,000 preventable deaths each...
A new paper out of Yale and the University of Pennsylvania finds that Medicaid and other health care cuts in the House reconciliation bill would lead to 51,000 preventable deaths each year. The...
Need magnesium in your diet? Try beets
Back in 2019, I wrote a post on why you want magnesium in your diet, which you can read here. More recently, Robert F. Shmerling, MD writes about the benefits of magnesium in your diet for Harvard...
$35,119: The average cost of a family’s health care
The cost of health care in the US continues to rise at a rate far faster than inflation. The average cost of health care for a family of four is now $35,119, according to the 2025 Milliman Medical...
Wait times to see doctors are getting longer
For a long while in the US, Americans have been forced to wait to see a doctor, and the wait times are getting longer. It now takes almost 20 percent longer to see a doctor in big cities across the...
Republican lawmakers undermining citizen-led policy initiatives
Jeremy Kohler reports for Pro Publica on efforts by Republican policymakers in Republican states to undermine the will of their constituents and the democratic process. They are creating obstacles to...
Many middle and high-school students are at-home caregivers
At least 5.4 million young Americans are caring for their older parents and grandparents, reports Leah Fabel for KFF Health News. And, the number of child caregivers will likely grow. If the House...
Trump administration is redefining science
Last Friday, President Trump signed a new executive order that claims to ensure the US continues to fund smart, unbiased scientific research, Restoring Gold Standard Science. But, as Colette...