The Kaiser Family Foundation has a new issue brief on Medicare Part D enrollment, premiums, and cost-sharing in 2018. The biggest takeaway is that if you are among the 43 million people with...
Diane Archer
Medicare Handbook misleading
Axios reports that the Trump Administration’s 2019 Medicare Handbook contains misleading information about Medicare Advantage plans, commercial health plans that contract with the Centers for...
Out-of-pocket costs for Part D generics way up
Michael Hiltzik writes for the LA Times that people with Medicare are paying more for generic drugs even though generic drug prices overall have barely increased. According to Avalere, a healthcare...
Trump shows his support for big Pharma
President Trump’s blueprint to address prescription drug prices reveals his desire to ensure big Pharma thrives. It represents another broken campaign promise. Indeed, it was such a relief to...
Do you need a POLST, Physician Order for Life-Sustaining...
A POLST or Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment is a type of advance directive written by a physician, which complements a person’s advance directive. All adults should have an advance...
When you need care quickly, should you use a health clinic?
Sometimes you may need health care quickly. And, the question becomes where to go for that care. If you can’t reach your doctor, should you get treatment at a health clinic or urgent care...
CARE Act assists family caregivers
About seven in ten older adults need long-term care at some point. In many cases, it is a family member who provides that care to help them remain in their homes as long as possible and stay out of...
Before choosing a nursing home, check out Nursing Home Inspect
If you are looking into nursing home options, Pro Publica has an online tool worth exploring, Nursing Home Inspect. The tool relies on federal government inspection reports to spotlight nursing homes...
New study finds Medicare Advantage plan enrollees end up in...
A Brown University School of Public Health study published in Health Affairs finds that Medicare Advantage plan enrollees end up in lower quality nursing homes than people in traditional Medicare...
Candidates’ position on health care costs could sway 2018...
A candidate’s position on health care costs could sway 2018 voters. A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll shows that voters care most about a candidate’s position on President Donald Trump...