President Trump signed an executive order creating a Make America Health Again (“MAHA”) Commission to be chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the newly confirmed head of the US Department of Health...
Diane Archer
2025: What will become of Medicaid?
At the moment, Republicans in Congress are eyeing major cuts to Medicaid–a program that provides critical health care to more than 70 million low-income Americans–as part of their push to...
Does UnitedHealth use flawed AI to deny care in Medicare...
Bob Hermann reports for StatNews that a case against UnitedHealth for using flawed AI algorithms to deny care to Medicare Advantage enrollees is making it way through the US District Court in...
When looking into nursing home care, ask about staffing levels
The vast majority of Americans would prefer to age in place–live out their lives in their homes. But, 1.3 million older Americans do not have the supports they need to age in place and end up...
Why it’s so hard to find a primary care doctor?
With the medical profession becoming increasingly corporatized and physicians burdened by administrative ordeals and unable to treat patients as they think appropriate, fewer people are becoming...
Should AI help with end-of-life decisions?
Artificial intelligence or AI is on the rise. If you haven’t yet tried using AI, check out Perplexity or ChatGPT. It boggles the mind how quickly they can answer your questions about just about...
Medicare Advantage inappropriate denials of care abound
Just as with restaurants, automobiles and homes, Medicare Advantage plans vary from awful to excellent. But, unlike with restaurants, automobiles and homes, you can’t choose a Medicare...
With exercise, every move you make counts
Just as with memory, with exercise, small bites over an extended period can generate big returns. Haley Bennett reports for BBC Science that the latest research shows that every move you make, even...
2025: Tariffs take effect, your costs likely to rise
President Trump is making good on his pledge to place high tariffs on goods from China beginning today, February 4. (Tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada have been postponed for a month, as of...
New research finds link between drinking alcohol and cancer
Americans continue to drink a lot of alcohol. To quantify it in economic terms, we spend about $250 billion a year on our liquor. But, it’s probably time we cut down our alcohol consumption...