For more than a decade now, our federal government has paid Medicare Advantage insurers tens of billions of dollars more than it spends on people in Traditional Medicare. Those additional dollars...
Diane Archer
Primary care doctors band together for higher pay
Primary care doctors are few and far between in the US. Millions of Americans struggle to find one. And, because insurers pay so little for primary care, the number of primary care doctors is...
2026: Almost all Medicare Advantage enrollees in Vermont lose...
This year, some 2.9 million Medicare Advantage enrollees lost their coverage and were forced to find a new plan or switch to Traditional Medicare. If you were in a Medicare Advantage plan in Vermont...
Who’s your health care buddy?
There are many benefits of being “all in it together,” but many of us still prefer the “every man for himself” way of life. Whatever your preference, there’s no question that...
Help your loved ones understand your health needs and desires
As we age, we inevitably develop health conditions. But, we don’t always talk about them or make our wishes known about how we want to address them. Your loved ones should not have to guess...
People fill more prescriptions when they pay less for their drugs
After enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), people in Medicare Part D filled more prescriptions because their costs were lower, according to a new study published in JAMA. Put differently...
Five exercises to improve balance for safety and health
As we age, it becomes more likely that we will fall and break a hip or a shoulder. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that falls are the top cause of injury and death from injury for...
2026: Scrap the Social Security cap
Today, people earning $1,000,000 this year received a late Valentine. They stopped paying into Social Security for the rest of 2026 because they had hit the $184,500 cap on payroll contributions...
Medicare for those who choose it, a first step to guaranteed...
With health care becoming increasingly unaffordable, “Medicare for all,” the proposal to improve and expand Medicare to all Americans, is gaining support. In the words of Public Citizen...
Social Security substantially reduces poverty in US
A new study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that Social Security contributes heavily–more than any other program–to reducing poverty in the US, particularly for older women...