Until recently, the Medicare Part B premium (medical insurance) was the same for everyone regardless of income, geography or health status, a quarter of the cost of Part B services. (Medicare Part A...
Diane Archer
What becomes of Medicare and Medicaid after the presidential...
In an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal, Drew Altman, president of the Kaiser Family Foundation discusses the possible consequences of House Speaker Paul Ryan choosing not to run for...
Penalties on drug companies for fraud shrinking
A new Public Citizen report, 25 Years of Pharmaceutical Industry Criminal and Civil Penalties, 1991-2015, reveals that over the last 25 years government has been reducing the penalties it imposes on...
Internists urge government to negotiate drug prices
The American College of Physicians, a trade association of doctors in internal medicine, joins the majority of the public, along with a growing chorus of doctors and other influentials in calling for...
Medicare Part D drug costs rising
The private Medicare plan bait and switch continues. It wasn’t that long ago that copays in private plans were reasonable, affordable even, without Medicare supplemental insurance to pick up...
If your doctor leaves your Medicare Advantage plan mid-year, you...
There are reasons you should not trust your health plan’s provider directory, and you can read about them on Just Care here. One reason is that health plans have the right to change their...
At least 12 million uninsured are eligible for free or low-cost...
More than 12 percent of U.S. residents under 65 were uninsured in March 2015, according to a new Urban Institute report. But, 12 million of them likely do not realize that they are eligible for...
Kidney disease prevalent; many unaware
Kidney disease is prevalent in the U.S, posing huge health risks at enormous cost, according to a recent report by Rajesh Balkrishnan. In 2013, Medicare spent $81 billion dollars treating people with...
Dental care: The number one health care service people skimp on
Because dental care can be so expensive, it is the number one health care service people skimp on. As a result, people put themselves at serious risk of gum disease, infections, dental pain and...
American Savings Act would help promote retirement security
Nearly 70 million Americans do not have access to a retirement savings plan through work. But, every federal employee, including every member of Congress, has access to the Thrift Savings Plan, to...