If you’re thinking there’s a vitamin supplement you can take to fend off the novel coronavirus, think again. As a general rule, for otherwise healthy people, vitamin and herbal...
Diane Archer
Justice Department sues Anthem for Medicare Advantage fraud
Bob Herman reports for Axios that the Department of Justice is suing Anthem for fraud. The lawsuit, filed by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, claims that Anthem...
Coronavirus: Medicare Advantage plans doing little to ensure...
In the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has mandated that Medicare Advantage plans–corporate health plans that offer Medicare...
Coronavirus: Medicare coverage
The Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services and Congress have expanded Medicare coverage to help the 60 million older adults and people with disabilities who might need testing and treatment for...
Coronavirus: Federal government should cover the full cost of...
In a USA Today op-ed, Joshua Sharfstein, Jennifer Nuzzo and Gerard Anderson, professors at The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, argue that the federal government should fund the cost...
Coronavirus: Federal government should reconsider drug research...
A new report from Public Citizen lays out the reasons for concern about the new coronavirus and the likelihood of future pandemics. In short, the US does not have a good system in place to develop...
Policymakers should not allow pharmaceutical companies to win...
In a New York Times op-ed today, Azzi Momenbalighaf and Mariana Mazucato explain that Americans are investing huge amounts in taxpayer dollars on government research to come up with a vaccine, tests...
Here are ways Congress can ensure the well-being of older adults...
Congress has just passed an $8 billion emergency spending package to help address the coronavirus pandemic. The emergency spending package includes funding to develop a new coronavirus vaccine. It...
Trump administration acts to address some needs of older adults...
With the coronavirus spreading quickly in the US and few federal efforts to date to contain it, the Trump administration is acting to address some of the health care needs of older adults...
How to sleep better in these difficult times
With the coronavirus wreaking havoc on everyone and everything, even if you’ve never had a sleeping problem, this pandemic is likely keeping you up at night. Dr. Susan Molchan’s advice...