This month, the Biden administration is launching ACO REACH, a program that pits the financial interests of corporate health insurers, private equity firms, and the primary care doctors they employ...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders will focus on high health care costs as head...
Next month, Senator Bernie Sanders will become chair of the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) committee. HealthcareDive reports that, in that role, among other things, Sanders will...
Private equity buying up orthopedics practices
Harris Meyer reports for Kaiser Health News on the rise in private equity ownership of orthopedics practices. At least some large orthopedics practices have not been able to stay afloat financially...
Six tips for keeping your drug costs down if you have Medicare
Many people with Medicare find that they are paying a hefty amount for their drugs, even with prescription drug coverage. Drug companies have considerable power to set high prices for many drugs;...
FDA approves new Alzheimer’s drug
Katherine Ellen Foley reports for Politico that the FDA just approved an Alzheimer’s disease drug that appears to show a small benefit to some people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. That...
Traditional Medicare v. Medicare Advantage? Different as night...
Make no mistake. Traditional Medicare, which is government-administered, and Medicare Advantage, which is administered by corporate insurers, are as different as night and day. But, it’s easy to...
Congress should eliminate the cap on Social Security...
In an opinion piece for Bloomberg News, Teresa Ghilarducci explains why Congress should eliminate the payroll contribution cap on Social Security. The current cap is $160,200, which means that at...
Retirement Reboot: What you should know and how to plan ahead
Once you retire, how will you replace your working income to maintain your standard of living? In his new book, Retirement Reboot, Mark Miller offers simple, practical guidance to help ensure that...
Hospitals overbill Medicare, driving up costs for everyone
At the end of last year, the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report listing its top recommendations to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that CMS has not...
Germans force competition among drug companies; should the US...
In an article for Health Affairs, James C. Robinson argues that the US should take a page from Germany to drive competition among pharmaceutical companies and to lower drug costs for individuals...