More than 12 million Americans with Medicare also have Medicaid. These “dual-eligibles” typically have few out-of-pocket health care costs, whether they are in Traditional Medicare or a...
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How former CMS head, Tom Scully, privatized and destroyed...
David Dayen reports on former Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) head, Tom Scully, privatized and destroyed Medicare for The American Prospect. Back in 2002, Scully, the administrator...
Senator Sanders wants greater US investment in community health...
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Chair of the Senate HELP Committee, is focused on expanding the number of primary care physicians in the US. His recent bill would put $100 billion into community health centers...
Be a Hero tells Congress to end Medicare Advantage wrongful...
Corporate health insurers must stop taking advantage of people in Medicare Advantage plans, denying and delaying their care inappropriately, often to the detriment of their health. Corporate health...
Cigna sued in California for denying coverage 300,000 times in...
Corporate health insurers’ use of AI to deny coverage is too often killing and disabling people. People in Medicare Advantage, people in State health insurance exchanges and people with...
Office of Inspector General finds insurers inappropriately deny...
Healthcare Finance reports on new Office of Inspector General findings regarding high prior authorization denial rates in Medicaid managed care as well as a high likelihood that some people with...
Congress should overhaul drug patent laws to ensure Americans...
Anyone who thinks that the pharmaceutical industry should continue to be able to gouge Americans with their near-monopoly pricing power should recognize that this power is preventing people from...
Should the US guarantee everyone basic health insurance coverage?
In their new book, “We Got You Covered,” Amy Finkelstein and Liran Einav propose a total overhaul of our US health care system that would guarantee everyone basic health insurance...
Corporate health insurers use NaviHealth algorithms to deny care...
Beware of corporate health insurers that use NaviHealth, an AI system tha can inappropriately deny care to people in Medicare Advantage plans. Former employees at NaviHealth report that its AI...
Being mildly overweight in older age has its benefits
Judith Graham writes for CNN on the advantages and disadvantages of being mildly overweight in older age. Surprisingly, experts report that some additional weight has its benefits. Of course, there...