The federal government allows health insurers to use prior authorization in Medicare Advantage with near impunity. As a result, while health insurers must cover all Medicare benefits, they too often...
Diane Archer
Trump’s tax bill means a $500 billion cut to Medicare
David Dayen writes for The American Prospect about the grave consequences of President Trump’s tax bill for older and vulnerable Americans. The bill extends tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy for...
Why women are doubly likely to get Alzheimer’s as men
Women are twice as likely to get Alzheimer’s as men. But, why? It’s not because women live longer, though aging does affect our immune systems and, as a consequence, our mental faculties...
Watch out: Some medical devices could be unsafe
Nearly ten years ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began a breakthrough device program with a goal of speedily approving innovative medical devices in order to help patients in...
Trump’s tax bill keeps Social Security taxes
Just before President Trump signed his tax bill into law, the Social Security Administration sent an email to millions of Americans misrepresenting its effect on Social Security taxes. In fact, the...
Trump signs his tax bill, leaving 17 million Americans uninsured
Senate and House Republicans cut the deals needed to pass Trump’s tax bill, which President Trump is signing into law today. This bill cuts Medicaid by $930 billion and leaves 17 million Americans...
How to slow down the aging of your brain
In a piece for the Wall Street Journal, Alex Janin reports on how changes in your lifestyle can slow down the aging of your brain. Stunningly, a healthy diet, exercising and destressing, can all keep...
An ancient trick to help your recall
If you’re like me, you sometimes struggle to remember what it is you need to do five seconds after deciding you need to do it or you forget the key item you need to buy at the grocery store. Of...
Medicare agency to test prior authorization in traditional...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced a new pilot project that will test the use of prior authorization in Traditional Medicare on 17 services, Alan Condon reports for...
Democrats successfully contest some provisions in the...
The only way that Republicans can pass their “families lose, billionaires win” reconciliation bill is if their proposals are not subject to a special rule that would require them to pass their...