A new CDC report reveals that some seven out of ten older adults have high blood pressure. And, half of them do not have their blood pressure under control. Five million older adults are not...
Diane Archer
Why should drug companies have extra monopolies?
In a Health Affairs article, Alfred Engelberg explains that over the course of the last 35 years, Congress has extended the monopoly power of pharmaceutical companies in five different ways. These...
As population ages, need for more caregivers
Today, about one in 12 people over 20, nearly 18 million people, provide care for an older family member with health issues. A new report, Families Caring for an Aging America, by the National...
Risk to older adults of underuse of prescription drugs
A paper in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology reports on the risks of underuse of prescription drugs for older adults living in the community. The older adults studied were all over 80...
Student housing in a Dutch retirement home
Here’s an innovation. With few resources to keep residents active in a Dutch retirement home, the CEO decided to open up rooms to six students. In exchange for free student housing, the young...
Clinton proposes plan to rein in some drug prices
Recognizing that government intervention is needed to rein in some drug prices, Hillary Clinton has proposed a plan to help ensure people in the U.S. can afford their life-saving medications, if...
Access to affordable care top priority among voters
A new Kaiser Health poll shows that Medicare’s future and access to affordable health care are top priorities for two out of three voters. More than half of voters see Medicaid, prescription drug...
For-profit PACE programs: Cause for worry?
Sarah Varney reports for Kaiser Health News that the for-profit sector will now be providing a program for all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE). Click here to learn about PACE on Just Care...
Facts about prescription drug prices in the U.S.
The High Cost of Prescription Drugs in the United States, a new JAMA paper by Aaron Kesselheim, MD et al. takes a thorough look at the history of high prescription drug prices in the United States...
Insurers denying some costly treatments patients need
Bob Tedeschi reports in Stat news on a growing trend by health insurers to deny some costly treatments doctors say patients need and require them to try less costly treatments first. It’s...