Dan Witter reports for Gallup on the horrifying situation facing nearly 100 million Americans forced to choose between their health care and other basic needs. The latest Gallup poll from June 2022...
Diane Archer
Yes, you need vitamin D, but not from supplements
Last year, a large study came out on vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acid supplements, supporting earlier findings that routine use of these supplements has little if any value for healthy people. Now...
Avoid a lawsuit, don’t sign nursing home admissions form
Noam Levey reports for Kaiser Health News on nursing homes that sue the friends or family of residents to collect debt. And, it appears not to matter whether the friend or family has power of...
Reconciliation bill would reduce Medicare drug costs
The Democrats in Congress appear to be on the cusp of passing a more robust reconciliation package than recently anticipated, now that Senator Joe Manchin is on board. The package should reduce...
Government asks public how to improve Medicare Advantage
Amidst a slew of government and other expert reports decrying Medicare Advantage for costing more and offering no better quality than traditional Medicare, as well as for engaging in widespread...
Congress proposes reforms to ensure timely access to care in...
A bill in the US House of Representatives is designed to improve the prior authorization process and ensure timely access to care in Medicare Advantage, the corporate health insurer-administered...
Coronavirus: Booster shots and Paxlovid
As much as we might wish for an end to the coronavirus, it continues to rear its ugly head, mutating along the way. What’s new? A booster shot better suited to new versions of the virus, along...
New York sues CVS for depriving safety net hospitals of millions...
If you think that corporate health care, be it administered by UnitedHealth, Amazon or CVS, is better than government health care, consider what’s happening in our health care system today...
How to improve your memory
Believe it or not, we can improve our memory as we age. Dr. Richard Restak, a leading brain expert, advises that we can and should practice a number of activities to protect our memory. Hope Reese...
Medical debt rising for people who pay through their credit cards
Millions of people max out their credit cards, and an increasing number max out because of a costly medical condition. Patients want to pay their medical bills, or they must pay their bills in order...