A study by Christophe Cai et al., published in JAMA, finds that Medicare Advantage dental, vision and hearing benefits are of little if any value. The researchers compared use of dental, vision...
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Senate Judiciary Committee finds that UnitedHealth games...
The Senate Judiciary Committee just confirmed what we’ve been hearing for several years now, UnitedHealth games the Medicare Advantage program’s payment system to boost its profits, driving up...
As number of homeless older adults grows, states are developing...
Older adults now represent about 20 percent of the homeless population and, given Medicaid cuts and increasing health care costs, their numbers are projected to grow. Local governments and nonprofits...
How to get off antidepressants
About 12 percent of Americans take antidepressants to treat depression, anxiety, and panic disorders, among other conditions. And, most Americans find antidepressants are effective. But, at some...
US needs more caregivers; new models aim to increase their...
Too often, hospitals in the US discharge patients before they are able to care for themselves. After a complex surgery, managing for yourself in your own home, where most people want to be, can be...
2026: Health insurers keep raising premiums, while profiting...
Be it in Medicare Advantage or with health insurance for working people, insurers keep increasing people’s out-of-pocket costs and using prior authorization to deny medically necessary care...
Feeling isolated? Look into virtual communities
Increasingly, virtual communities are engaging homebound older adults and helping to address social isolation. Loneliness and social isolation are serious public health issues affecting older adults...
US adopts Danish vaccine recommendations, endangering the lives...
Unlike Denmark’s health care system, which guarantees free health care to everyone in most cases, our health care system is unaffordable and does not work well for tens of millions of...
Humana distorts its Medicare Advantage data: What you see is not...
Humana has been misleading investors about the value of its Medicare Advantage primary care clinics, reports Casey Ross and Tara Bannow for StatNews. Humana was investing almost $2 billion to expand...
Virtual communities engage homebound older adults, address...
Tens of thousands of homebound older adults live in near or total isolation. Fortunately, online communities can help ensure social engagement. The editorial board of the New York Times reports on a...