Who would pay your bills or oversee your health care if you were unable to do so? Who has access to your bank account? Do you have a plan? Resources and programs abound to help older adults living...
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Poll: Few Americans are happy with health care quality
Who could possibly be happy with the quality of care in the United States? Almost no one. A recent Gallup poll should raise alarm bells. The cost of health insurance is insane. Insurer restrictions...
Americans are extremely angry about US health care
The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson, has revealed extraordinary anger among Americans over our health care system. Will Congress finally act to guarantee people access to needed care...
More than 4 in 10 Americans face cost barriers to care
At any given time, about 10 percent of Americans are responsible for 70 percent of health care spending. Since anyone can be hit by a car or diagnosed with cancer tomorrow, you could be among that...
Will the Trump administration support Medicare coverage of...
Among his final acts as President of the United States, Joe Biden proposed Medicare coverage of Ozempic for obese individuals. It will be up to the Trump administration to decide whether to finalize...
Proposed Medicare Advantage rule aims to limit bad insurer...
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which oversees Medicare, proposed a new rule intended to limit some of the many insurance company bad acts, reports Rebecca Pifer for...
If confirmed as head of HHS, RFK Jr. could end Pharma’s direct...
If Congress confirms RFK Jr. to head the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), it might keep us from receiving needed vaccines, endangering our own health and the public health. But, it...
Humana could be penalized over misleading provider directories
Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s attorney general, is trying to hold Humana accountable for misrepresenting the in-network providers in its Medicare Advantage plans, reports Rylee Wilson for...
Turning 65? When to enroll in Medicare
Turning 65 is fraught for all kinds of reasons, one of which is that you will need to consider whether you should enroll in Medicare. Here’s what I just explained to a friend. Should you enroll...
What will Dr. Oz do as head of Medicare agency?
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Mehmet Oz to be the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid, reports the New York...