A new report from the Center for American Progress focuses on Medicare as a great American success story. Yet, it recognizes that Medicare needs improvements for its long-term sustainability, for...
Diane Archer
Important resources for older adults
With the government and public health experts calling for social distancing and, where possible, social isolation, to contain the spread of the coronavirus, it’s important to be aware of free...
Beware of criminals stealing Social Security benefits
Many older adults and people with disabilities rely on Social Security as their sole source of income in retirement. Typically, Social Security deposits their monthly benefit directly into their bank...
Would you want to know the “age” of your heart?
Alex Janin writes for the Wall Street Journal on how, before long, you might be able protect yourself from some serious health conditions by knowing the “age” of your organs. Would you...
Hospitals, physicians and pharmacies left unpaid after a...
What happens when a corporate health insurance company, Change Healthcare, a division of UnitedHealth Group, has its computer system hacked and can’t pay claims electronically? Even when...
Bill in Congress to address burdensome Medicare Advantage prior...
A while back now, the House of Representatives passed the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act, designed to address problems individuals and hospitals face because Medicare Advantage plans...
Poll: Health care costs are a top economic priority for voters
As you’ve likely been reading, voters continue to have negative views about the US economy. High health care costs (and inflation, which is actually in check) feed into that view, with voters...
Five concerning policy outcomes of Medicare Advantage program
We frequently think about aspects of Medicare and MA in isolation from their effects on our healthcare system. But when we step back, we see the following Medicare Advantage policy outcomes that we...
How to switch to Traditional Medicare from Medicare Advantage?
For years, I’ve been advising people to enroll in Traditional Medicare for easy access to medically reasonable and necessary care. And, I continue to believe that anyone who can afford the...
How will the administration address Medicare Advantage...
When the Medicare Advantage program was enacted, health insurers claimed it would reduce Medicare spending. But, Medicare Advantage has always cost significantly more per person than Traditional...