Today, more than 27 percent of Japan’s population is over 65–the highest proportion of older adults in the world. By 2050, 40 percent of Japan’s population is projected to be over...
Diane Archer
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway alliance could lead to Medicare for...
What should we think about the new alliance among Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan to address ever increasing health care costs? We still do not know what they will do or try to do. But...
Pharma blocks state law requiring disclosure of drug prices to...
Kaiser Health News reports on Pharma’s full court press to block a state law requiring disclosure of drug prices to doctors. Unfortunately, Pharma’s targeted investments have...
Risks of lung cancer screening may outweigh benefits
Health News Review explains why you may want to avoid a lung cancer screening. The risk of harm appears to be greater than generally understood and the benefits limited, particularly for low-risk...
People with Medicare spend an average of $5,500 on health care...
Medicare works to ensure people access to quality affordable health care, but average out-of-pocket health care costs are still considerable. A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that...
Are you eating too much junk food?
Julia Belluz reports for Vox that it might be time for the government to step in, tax junk food, and help address the obesity epidemic in the United States. A tax on unhealthy and high-calorie food...
“Premium support” undermines Medicare
Speaker Paul Ryan and former HHS Secretary Tom Price, among others, have called for redesigning Medicare from a program that covers all medically necessary services for a fixed premium to one in...
If you’re often tired during the day, you could have sleep...
Many people suffer from sleep apnea, particularly older adults. Sleep apnea is a pausing of breath or shallow breathing while you sleep. But, because it occurs during sleep, it often goes...
Hospitals plan to launch drug manufacturing business
A group of hospitals are stepping into the drug manufacturing business as a way to combat high drug prices and drug shortages. Intermountain Healthcare, a large non-profit hospital system, is leading...
There may soon be a female Democratic doctor in the House
Erin Mershon of StatNews reports that, over the last almost 60 years, there have been 49 physicians who have become members of Congress. Of that group, only a few have been Democrats and only two...