Based on the statements of both Republicans and Democrats at a Congressional hearing the other day, you’d think that they appreciate that corporate health insurers are unable to contain costs or...
Diane Archer
“Barriers and bias” in Medicare Advantage keep people from...
Medicare Advantage plans are once again found to inappropriately deny enrollees fair access to nursing home care, reports Kimberly Marselis for McKnight’s Long-Term Care News. While Medicare...
Health care reforms that build on the Affordable Care Act...
Amid persisting and growing concerns about health care costs and complexity, Third Way, a centrist think tank, proposes a health care bill of rights intended to guarantee people good health care, yet...
Pricing drugs in the US at the same level as other wealthy...
President Trump has repeatedly said that Americans should pay no more than people in other wealthy nations for our drugs. To date, he has not been willing or able to deliver on this. If Trump is...
2026: Trump’s drug price deals haven’t stopped drug...
Drug companies are now grossing $700 billion a year for their drugs and, for the most part, drug prices keep going up. The latest data show that the 16 drug companies with whom President Trump struck...
Many older adults are overmedicated
Ninety percent of older adults take at least one prescription drug, and more than four in ten older adults take five or more prescription drugs. But, in some cases, older adults take more...
Where’s the value in Medicare Advantage dental, vision and...
A study by Christophe Cai et al., published in JAMA, finds that Medicare Advantage dental, vision and hearing benefits are of little if any value. The researchers compared use of dental, vision...
Senate Judiciary Committee finds that UnitedHealth games...
The Senate Judiciary Committee just confirmed what we’ve been hearing for several years now, UnitedHealth games the Medicare Advantage program’s payment system to boost its profits, driving up...
As number of homeless older adults grows, states are developing...
Older adults now represent about 20 percent of the homeless population and, given Medicaid cuts and increasing health care costs, their numbers are projected to grow. Local governments and nonprofits...
How to get off antidepressants
About 12 percent of Americans take antidepressants to treat depression, anxiety, and panic disorders, among other conditions. And, most Americans find antidepressants are effective. But, at some...