Project 2025 is the brainchild of The Heritage Foundation and a roadmap for the Republicans if Donald Trump is elected President. If implemented, Project 2025 would push everyone with Medicare into...
Diane Archer
Don’t trust TV drug ads
Elisabeth Rosenthal writes for KFF Health News about why you should not trust drug ads on TV. Ignore the celebrity endorsements by Lady Gaga and others; they won’t tell you about a better less...
If Congress doesn’t rein in insurers, they will have...
Jakob Emerson reports for Becker’s about big changes coming to Medicare Advantage in 2025. Emerson suggests that for-profit corporate health insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans are...
Are weight-loss drugs a modern-day miracle?
Pretty much everywhere I turn, there’s a new story about the benefits of weight-loss drugs beyond helping people lose weight. It’s still early days, and many weight-loss drugs are...
Republicans and Democrats alike love social insurance, why...
An opinion piece in MarketWatch by Brett Arends, a financial writer, makes the seemingly obvious case that if Americans love Medicare, as they do, they love social insurance. Yet, they are not...
AMA asks Congress for help saving independent medical practices
In a Statement to Congress, the American Medical Association (AMA) asks for help saving independent medical practices. The AMA wants higher physician pay and government intervention to address...
Republican Congressman accuses drug middlemen execs of perjury
You might not know what a PBM–Pharmacy Benefit Manager–is, but PBMs are among the biggest companies in American, profiting handsomely from driving up your drug costs. A Republican...
Eat more tomatoes!
Did you know that tomatoes are almost as popular as potatoes in the United States? At the New York Times, Caroline Hopkins reports that they are the second-most consumed vegetable in the US. (They...
Vice President Harris wants to forgive medical debt
Vice President Kamala Harris’s economic plan calls for forgiving medical debt for as many as 15 million Americans, reports Annie Nova for CNBC. Americans should not go bankrupt because they...
Skip the alcohol, try a nonalcoholic drink
Sitting down with a cocktail at the end of the day is no longer the norm for many people. Dana G. Smith reports for The New York Times that nonalcoholic drinks are taking off in the...