A 2017 study by a worldwide team of dementia experts, published in Lancet, lays out the latest research findings on dementia, and the news is better than you might expect. There are a range of proven...
Diane Archer
Overpriced health care too often means bankruptcy
When Americans get sick these days, many hesitate to take an ambulance to the ER. Even with insurance, the costs can be several thousand dollars. Overpriced health care too often means bankruptcy...
Trump budget proposal slashes Medicare, Medicaid and Social...
Last Monday, Trump released his 2020 budget proposal. In it, he calls for slashing Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid, breaking his campaign promise not to hurt these programs. If passed, his...
New Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period: January through...
Beginning in January 2019, there is a new Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MAOEP). You have the right to leave your Medicare Advantage plan and enroll in traditional Medicare and Medicare...
What’s a Medicare Special Needs Plan?
Medicare offers commercial health insurance coverage to help people with special needs through Medicare Special Needs Plans. The commercial health plans are a type of Medicare Advantage plan, which...
Judge finds UnitedHealth illegally denied care to thousands
CNN reports that UnitedHealth was found to have illegally denied care to thousands of its members. Policymakers in Washington should take note of the risk commercial health insurers may pose to...
FDA hides data on medical device malfunctions and injuries
Before you let a doctor insert a medical device into you or someone you love, talk to the doctor about its safety. Kaiser Health News reports that scores of medical devices in frequent use may cause...
Medicare for All will help researchers develop new life-saving...
Jim Tananbaum, a former biotech executive and the founder and CEO of Forsite Capital, explains in an op-ed for StatNews why pharmaceutical companies should support Medicare for All, not fight it...
Administration proposes cutting Medicare drug coverage
A few months ago, the Trump administration proposed cutting the prescription drugs Medicare covers in order to rein in Medicare Part D spending. It argued that if insurers did not have to cover all...
Processed foods and fast foods have bigger health risks than you...
Fast foods and processed foods have bigger health risks than you might think. The problem with fast foods is the calories and amount of salt. The problem with processed foods is the nitrates...