Gizmodo reports that Amazon may be gearing up to sell prescription drugs online. The mega-retailer has sought and received approval for a wholesale pharmacy license in 12 states and has at least one...
Diane Archer
Most Democrats want the party to move left
A new Harvard-Harris poll reveals that most Democrats want the party to move left. More than half of registered Democrats surveyed do not support its current leadership. Almost 70 percent of...
If you want easy health care access and good quality care, you...
When you’re considering your Medicare health plan options, if you want easy health care access and good quality care, you should seriously consider traditional Medicare. It is likely your only...
How to maintain your weight? Exercise can help
If you’re wondering how best to maintain your weight, a recent study suggests that exercise can help. The study looked at a small group of extremely overweight people who had lost a lot of...
Eye drops: More waste, more profits
If you’ve ever wondered why your prescription pill bottle has way more pills than you need or your eye drop medicine spills down your cheek, here’s the answer. The drug manufacturers want it that...
Higher drug prices for rural hospitals keep them from providing...
Sarah Tribble reports for Kaiser Health News that particularly high drug prices for rural hospitals can keep them from providing critical care. For no clear reason, the ACA prevents rural hospitals...
Will more generic drugs mean lower prices?
To drive meaningful competition in the health care marketplace and bring down drug prices, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is trying to approve more generic drugs. Between October 1, 2016 and...
Which advocacy groups can you trust?
You might think you can trust advocacy groups with names like “Alliance for Patient Access” to represent your interests. But, it would be a mistake to do so. Many of them are industry...
The similarities between banking and health care
Judith Garber of the Lown Institute reports on the similarities between banking and health care. For starters, both the banking and health care industries put profits before people. And, they both...
One third of Social Security benefits spent on Medicare costs
An October 2017 Center for Retirement Research paper looks at the amount retirees spend on health care out of pocket as compared with income. It finds that Medicare out-of-pocket costs are so high...