Shareholders at UnitedHealth are proposing that the company study and report publicly on the financial and public health consequences of its policies that lead to delays and denials of health care...
Diane Archer
Prices for top Medicare drugs are up a lot
The prices for brand-name drugs have been rising much faster than the rate of inflation for tens of years, reports Leigh Purvis for AARP. Older and disabled Americans with Medicare feel these price...
Portugal’s health care system focuses on primary care and...
Portugal spends much less than the US on health care for its citizens, but it focuses on primary care. So, when it comes to health, the Portuguese live longer and fare better than Americans, reports...
UnitedHealth physicans help boost insurers’ Medicare...
UnitedHealth now employs or contracts with about 10 percent of the physicians in the US. It’s one way UnitedHealth maximizes Medicare Advantage profits, report Anna Wilde Mathews, Christopher...
Medicare prices for all?
It’s as yet unclear what the Trump administration and the Republican Congress will do to Medicare. The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, if adopted, would appear to let traditional...
2025: Could Americans be getting healthier?
For as long as I can recall, Americans have ranked well below dozens of other countries on life expectancy. We are also more likely to die as a result of gun killings, drug overdoses and automobile...
Congress extends Medicare telehealth coverage through March 31...
Shortly after the onset of the Covid pandemic, Medicare began covering telehealth services for all of its enrollees. It has been doing so ever since. Last week, Congress continued the Medicare...
Millions of adults still carry significant student debt
The Biden Administration tried to eliminate some student debt. But, a federal appeals court stopped the Saving on a Valuable Education Plan (SAVE) from moving forward, while it considers its...
Some of UnitedHealth’s many abuses in a nutshell
In a New York Times fluff piece, the head of the UnitedHealth Group, Andrew Witty, attempts to make the case that his company does not deserve to be maligned. (Here’s my letter to the New York...
Bipartisan bill would require big insurers to sell off their PBMs
At least some Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree that it is time to create distance between Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and pharmacies. They should not be part of the same company. As...