This might be news to you, but the Centers for Disease Control ranks the health benefits of vegetables and fruits on a scale of 1 to 100. If you had to guess which vegetables get high marks, I bet...
Diane Archer
The many ways to ease knee and hip pain
If you’re suffering from pain or stiffness in your knees and hips and you’re over 65, you’re not alone. According to Consumer Reports, three in four people over 65 have joint pain...
Poll shows that weight-loss drugs are extremely popular among...
A new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) poll shows that about half the US adult population is receptive to the idea of taking “a safe and effective prescription weight loss drug.” It’s...
Amazon Clinic now offers telehealth in all states but...
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, Medicare has been covering a wide range of telehealth services, which have eased access to care for millions of older adults and people with disabilities. Telehealth...
Five Congressional committees seek to regulate prescription drug...
For years now, Pharmacy Benefit Managers or PBMs, as they are widely known, have been profiting handsomely from negotiating drug discounts with pharmaceutical corporations and keeping much of the...
Even with Medicare, you’ll spend a lot on health care
If you have Medicare, you should expect to spend a larger portion of your income on health care than if you are still working or have Medicaid. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, as much as...
Dems launch attack ads against Senators Cruz and Scott for...
Axios reports that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has launched attack ads against Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Senator Rick Scott of Florida for planning to take away Medicare. Cruz...
People with both Medicare and Medicaid can get Traditional...
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...
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...