There’s endless talk about the $2.8 trillion dollars Americans spend each year on health care. Believe it or not, that’s not all we spend on care. Millions of Americans, about a third of...
Diane Archer
Medical device to remove fibroids causes cancer to spread
About half of all women have uterine fibroids. Some need them removed. A story in Boston Magazine explains how a medical device to quickly remove fibroids causes hidden cancer to spread, harming...
John Oliver: Be careful about how you save for retirement
In a recent Last Week Tonight segment on retirement plans, John Oliver warns that we need to be careful about how you save for retirement. “Financial advisors” may not know any more than...
Practice of medicine more stressful than ever
Most of us are finding it increasingly hard to get a doctor’s appointment. So, it’s no surprise that a new survey of doctors by InCrowd suggests that doctors are finding it increasingly...
Access to care issues, higher costs when hospitals merge
A recent report by Merger Watch details the access to care issues and higher costs that often arise when hospitals merge, downsize or close. Over the last two decades, an increasing number of...
When do drug companies create value?
In a recent Health Affairs article, Uwe Reinhardt explains that health care companies, including drug companies, can create value for both their shareholders and society, or they can simply create...
Insurance premiums projected to rise a lot in 2017
The New York Times reports that health insurance premiums are projected to rise a lot in 2017. Insurers are requesting large price hikes from their state insurance departments. The Obama...
Congress keeps Social Security from spending its own money to...
It’s bad enough that Congressional leaders want to cut Social Security benefits. But did you know that Congress also is keeping Social Security from spending its own money to administer...
Drug industry spending tens of millions to keep states from...
The drug industry is on the defensive. The federal government may be doing precious little to bring down prices, but some states are on the offensive. And, according to Stat News, the drug industry...
Why traditional Medicare remains so popular
Uwe Reinhardt, PhD, writes Why Many Medicare Beneficiaries Cling to an Allegedly Worse Deal in JAMA Forum earlier this month. In a nutshell, he argues that traditional Medicare remains so popular...