In an op-ed for The Nation, Ady Barkan, co-director of Be a Hero, makes the compelling case that Medicare Advantage, the part of Medicare administered by private health insurers, could be the death...
Diane Archer
Large corporate entities drive major generic drug shortages
Yes, we are facing drug shortages in the United States, the wealthiest country in the world. The result is that many Americans with cancer and other deadly diseases are not able to receive treatment...
Senator Sanders pushes for greater investment in community...
Daniel Payne and Burgess Everett report for Politico on Bernie Sanders latest big push on the health care front. As Chair of the Senate HELP committee, Sanders is moving to put $190 billion more into...
What we don’t know about Medicare Advantage plans
The Kaiser Family Foundation just released a report detailing the many data gaps in Medicare Advantage–the corporate health plan option administered by private health insurers. This missing...
You still can’t trust Medicare Advantage plan provider...
Back in 2019, I wrote a post for Just Care on why you can’t trust Medicare Advantage plan provider directories. Unfortunately, you can’t trust their ads, their sales agents, the quality...
Cigna denies medical claims with a “click and submit”
A new Pro Publica report finds that Cigna’s physicians reject millions of their enrollees’ treating physicians’ insurance claims “on medical grounds” each year, without...
Escort requirements keep people from receiving medical procedures
Paula Span reports for the New York Times on outpatient procedures that require patients to have someone to escort them out of the doctor’s office. Consequently, sometimes patients must forego...
Fraudsters banned from the Medicare program circumvent the ban
How does the federal government stop repeated Medicare fraud and abuse you might ask? Too often it does not. Sarah Jane Tribble reports for Kaiser Health News on Congressman Lloyd Doggett’s...
Can eating the right foods improve your sleep?
Americans too often struggle to get the sleep they need, which can lead to all sorts of chronic diseases. Not surprisingly, all sorts of sleep aids saturate the marketplace. But, what if eating the...
Insulin manufacturers pressured to bring down prices
Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Sanofi have all said they will bring down the price of insulin significantly. Since nine in 10 Americans in need of insulin rely on these companies for their insulin, this...