Do you or someone you love need a life-saving drug that your insurer won’t cover or you can’t afford? Consider importing it. Outside the U.S., prescription drug costs are far lower than...
Diane Archer
Trump confirms his plan to cut Medicare, Social Security
If you value your Medicare and Social Security benefits as much as the vast majority of Americans, you should know that last week President Trump said that he plans to slash them. Aaron Ruper...
Biden’s policy agenda benefits older adults far less than...
Mark Weisbrodt writes for MarketWatch about the divide between Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders on Social Security and Medicare. Sanders commands more support from younger voters...
Will nursing homes and assisted living facilities be able to...
Jordan Rau reports for Kaiser Health News that for quite some time nursing homes have not been following basic protocols to contain the spread of viruses and bacteria. The situation has only gotten...
Medicare for All would lead to a better performing labor market
A new paper by Josh Bivens at the Economic Policy Institute makes the case that there is no reason that Medicare for All would reduce the number of jobs in the US. To the contrary, he finds that...
Snack bars are not as healthy as you might think
Did you know that eating snack bars may not be good for your health? They are generally marketed as “granola,” “protein,” “energy,” or “nutrition”...
Rural hospital closures mean poor health outcomes for rural...
In the last ten years, 124 rural hospitals have closed, and hundreds more are at risk of closing. According to a new report from Chartis Center for Rural Health, rural hospital closings are leading...
How to ensure you get the care you want and need
Judith Garber reports for the Lown Institute on why you should not believe every new medical study you learn about. There’s a lot of medical misinformation. Be prepared to question your doctor...
To improve health outcomes, physicians need to steer clear of...
Each and every one of us–including our physicians–has a particular perspective through which we see the world. Consequently, we often jump to conclusions—about people, information...
Medicare for All addresses racial injustice
Our health care system disproportionately hurts people of color. African Americans and Latinx, in particular, struggle to get access to affordable health care. Corporate health insurers can’t...