Since January 2021, hospitals have been required to post their prices. While this recent legal requirement is not likely to bring down costs, it is helpful for understanding hospital pricing. But...
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Supreme Court defers to Biden administration on Medicare...
John Aloysius Cogan, Jr. writes for Scotus blog on a new Supreme Court decision that defers to the Biden administration regarding Medicare payments. In Becerra v. Empire Health Foundation, the...
Should you be worried about monkeypox?
There are a lot of reasons you should not be worried about monkeypox. But, it is still in its early stages, and there is no telling how monkeypox will spread over time. For now, based on the data...
Medical debt plagues 100 million Americans
Noam Levey reports for Kaiser Health News that medical debt plagues 100 million Americans. Levey’s reporting is based in part on a Kaiser Family Foundation poll revealing that 41 percent of...
Medicare Part D insurers unwilling to bring down generic drug...
A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that the Medicare Part D insurers would have saved Medicare several billion dollars on generic drugs in 2020 if they paid Mark...
FTC investigates CVS Caremark and other Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Given the number of cases against corporate health insurers for violating their contractual obligations with Medicare, the issue is not whether there will be more, but which health insurers will be...
Poll: More than forty percent of adults have medical debt
The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that more than 40 percent of adults have some medical debt, and fifty percent of adults are at risk of medical debt. Whether you are insured or uninsured, you are...
When you cannot act for yourself, have you made your wishes...
Planning ahead for the unexpected should include having a written will, living will, durable power of attorney and a health care proxy. All of these documents will help ensure that your wishes are...
A bear market is jeopardizing people’s retirement security
The stock market is in a downward plunge, and there’s no sign that it will be heading in the opposite direction any time soon. As bad as it is for working people fortunate enough to have...
Feet hurt? Foot care is key
Do your feet hurt? If you’re like most Americans, the answer is yes. Don’t let foot aches stop you from your daily activities. Practice daily foot care. No matter what’s wrong, you...