Medicare only covers about half of a typical person’s health care costs, leaving people with average annual out-of-pocket costs of $7,000. So, even with Medicare, many people struggle to afford...
Diane Archer
Don’t trust social media for wellness advice
You likely see dozens of clips each day providing wellness advice. Unfortunately, a lot of what you see on social media and TV should not be trusted. What should you do? Jude Joffe Block reports for...
Congress could end overpayments to big insurers in Medicare...
Instead of gutting Medicaid, Congress could save $1 trillion by ending hundreds of billions of dollars in overpayments to corporate health insurers in Medicare Advantage. A new report by Arnold...
What can your nails tell you about your health?
Your nails are an outgrowth of your skin. They are made of protein–keratin–which protects your toes and fingers. Jazmin Fox-Skelly reports for the BBC on what your nails can tell you...
Can RFK Jr. limit harmful chemical additives in our food supply?
Corporations add a multitude of chemicals into our food supply, about which you are likely not aware. What’s worse is that the FDA allows it. RFK Jr., our new Secretary of Health and Human...
Why do Americans die younger than people in other wealthy...
Americans have shorter life expectancies than people in other wealthy nations, even though we spend more on health care than other nations. The Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker looks at why it is...
Trump signs executive order creating “MAHA” commission
President Trump signed an executive order creating a Make America Health Again (“MAHA”) Commission to be chaired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the newly confirmed head of the US Department of Health...
2025: What will become of Medicaid?
At the moment, Republicans in Congress are eyeing major cuts to Medicaid–a program that provides critical health care to more than 70 million low-income Americans–as part of their push to...
Does UnitedHealth use flawed AI to deny care in Medicare...
Bob Hermann reports for StatNews that a case against UnitedHealth for using flawed AI algorithms to deny care to Medicare Advantage enrollees is making it way through the US District Court in...
When looking into nursing home care, ask about staffing levels
The vast majority of Americans would prefer to age in place–live out their lives in their homes. But, 1.3 million older Americans do not have the supports they need to age in place and end up...