Most prescription drugs Americans take are manufactured outside the United States. President Trump has not imposed tariffs on these imported drugs yet, but, if he does, prescription drug prices are...
Diane Archer
Medicare Advantage overpayments drive up Medicare premiums by...
If Republicans are serious about eliminating government waste and protecting Medicare and Medicaid, they will end Medicare Advantage overpayments; in addition to strengthening Medicare, ending these...
The dangers of vitamin A and E supplements
Americans spend billions and billions of dollars on vitamin supplements each year. But too many supplements can deliver more harms than benefits, including liver injury, joint, muscle and vision...
DOGE causes chaos at Social Security
Michael Sainato reports for The Guardian on the utter chaos at the Social Security Administration (SSA). DOGE, the “Department of Government Efficiency,” has been closing Social Security...
Medicare adds $25+ billion to Medicare Advantage insurer coffers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services just announced the final rule regarding Medicare Advantage payments in 2026. Notwithstanding $83 billion in overpayments to MA insurers last year and ...
2025: Government finalizes new Medicare Advantage policies
Last Friday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule regarding Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) policy. The rule will take effect in...
AI can second-guess physicians and improve care
Regardless of what we think about the benefits of using artificial intelligence (AI) for medical treatment, physicians are now using AI in a variety of ways. One way that AI can benefit patients is...
How to reach age 70 free of major chronic conditions
New research reveals that people who eat healthy in midlife increase the likelihood that they will reach the age of 70 without major chronic conditions, reports Maya Goldstein for the Harvard School...
Medicare Advantage costs and prior authorization rules impede...
Medicare Advantage costs and prior authorization rules continue to impede access to care. Anyone enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan–Medicare coverage administered by a corporate health...
How much profit should shareholders reap from health care?
A group of Yale researchers looked at where all the profits from the health care industrial complex flow. They found that the vast majority of money earned by pharmaceutical corporations, for-profit...