You’ve probably heard me say this before, but I’ll say it again: The less corporate health insurers spend on your care, the more of your premium dollars they can keep. What’s worse...
Diane Archer
Private equity buying up specialists and driving up health care...
Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz report for The New York Times on private equity’s growing role in health care. The New York Times story is based on a new report from the Antitrust Institute...
Need a shrink? Your Medicare Advantage plan might not think so
Reed Abelson reports for the New York Times on the difficulty people in Medicare Advantage plans can have getting mental health care. Too often there are no psychiatrists in their Medicare Advantage...
Biden proposes to ban junk health plans
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) set forth a long list of requirements for corporations offering health insurance, including rules that guarantee health insurance to individuals through state health...
Does your Medicare Advantage plan deny care frequently? Who knows
Robins Fields reports for Pro Publica on the serious challenge facing anyone, including people with Medicare, trying to choose health insurance. There is no way for them to know which corporate...
Congress urges administration to address delays of care in...
Last week, 294 members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking greater protections for...
Will Medicare cover a new cancer screening test?
Word’s out. Medicare has a lot of money to spend on medical services, and every corporation with something to sell wants in. Jonathan Wosen reports for Stat News on the latest lobbying efforts...
Would standardizing Medicare Advantage plans protect people from...
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, “MedPAC,” in its June 2023 report to Congress, makes the compelling case that the government should standardize Medicare Advantage plans. The...
Language barrier? Your smartphone can help
Jason Rich writes for the AARP Bulletin on four ways your smartphone can help you communicate. The technology is amazing. With an iphone or android phone 1. you can communicate with people who speak...
Biden administration penalizes drug companies hiking drug prices...
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which became law in August 2022, appears to be working to rein in the ever-escalating price of some prescription drugs. Jonathan Cohn writes for the Huffington Post...