It’s bad enough that lack of competition empowers drug companies to set prices sky high for so many important drugs. And, not surprisingly, one in four people in the U.S. say that they struggle...
Diane Archer
Pharma fingerprints all over Trump drug price executive order
Across the political spectrum, Americans support reining in prescription drug prices—Democrats, Independents and Republicans alike. But, despite claims to the contrary, President Donald Trump...
Medicaid: Why it matters to all of us
Medicaid, with “aid” at the end, is a federal-state insurance program established to help individuals and families living in or near poverty. But, high health care costs, particularly nursing...
Abuse of people 60 and older more common
Around the world, abuse of people 60 and older has become more common. A new World Health Organization study published in Lancet Global Health reveals that around one in six older adults are abused...
Commercial health insurance unreliable, costly
With President Trump and the GOP working to end health care coverage available under the Affordable Care Act, the state health care marketplaces have been in turmoil. Given the uncertainty about the...
Eat less, live longer
Over the last 30 years, the risk of chronic conditions in people 55-64 has declined. Researchers now believe that we can improve quality of life and live longer, if we eat less. While studies have...
Nevada legislature wants Medicaid for all
Sarah Kliff reports for Vox that Nevada is close to enacting a Medicaid for all law. The legislation recognizes that health care should be a right and would allow anyone in the state without health...
Maryland law protects people from prescription drug price-gouging
With more than one in five Americans today not filling their prescriptions because of the cost, it’s time to bring down drug prices. While we wait for Congress to act, even generic drug...
Mental health telemedicine growing in rural areas
At both the federal and state levels, there is a growing interest in telemedicine. But how is it working? Ateev Mehrotra and his team studied the use of mental health telemedicine in rural areas for...
People with Medicare still forced to go without critical...
We need to expand Medicare so that it covers all essential medical costs. Today, people with Medicare typically spend $4,000 a year out-of-pocket on health care costs. While the Medicare premiums...