Recently, two people died, allegedly as a result of drinking lemonade with extra caffeination that they bought at Panera Bread. Dani Blum and Alice Callahan report for the New York Times on the...
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Bi-partisan group of Senators call for better Medicare Advantage...
In a letter to the CMS Administrator, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Catherine Cortez-Masto, Bill Cassidy and Marsha Blackburn call for better Medicare Advantage data collection and reporting. Lack of...
Insurers overcharge Medicare enrollees for generic drugs
The biggest health insurers and Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMS) offering Part D prescription drug coverage are overcharging Medicare for generic drugs, according to a new JAMA study by researchers...
How conservative leadership put Britain’s national health...
Britain’s universal health care system, the National Health Service Corps, was for a very long time a model for the rest of the developed world. It offered free coverage for most medically...
AHA warns Medicare oversight agency about dangers of Medicare...
In a letter to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), the American Hospital Association (AHA) expresses serious concerns about the dangers of Medicare Advantage, including the...
President Biden drafts a package of health care reforms for his...
President Joe Biden is assembling a package of health care reform proposals for his second term, including a proposal to bring down the price of prescription drugs, reports CNN. It’s a smart...
Some foods could help reduce your risk of cancer
Odds are high–more than one in three–that you will develop some type of cancer in your lifetime. You’ve likely been told to avoid certain foods, such as processed meats, processed...
Some Medicare prescription drug plans dropping insulin coverage
One of the many design and structural defects of the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit is that the health insurers offering coverage have enormous latitude to determine the drugs they will...
Critical home care is no longer affordable for most people and...
Caring for an older person with multiple needs can take a toll physically, emotionally and financially. Reed Abelson reports for The New York Times on how reliable home care is hard to come by and...
CMS can’t oversee AI denials in Medicare Advantage
Congressman Jerry Nadler, Congresswoman Judy Chu and 28 other House members recently sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) urging CMS to assess AI denials in Medicare...