For years, government and independent analysts have shown that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is overpaying Medicare Advantage (MA) plans–the corporate health plans that...
Diane Archer
Robots can help older adults age in place
Millions of older adults are living in isolation, with no one to care for them, and millions more depend on family, friends and other voluntary caregivers for their health and safety. Few older...
2022 Trustees’ report on Social Security and Medicare...
The 2022 Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ report shows slight improvements in the finances of both Medicare and Social Security. According to Dean Baker, senior economist at the Center...
Can you trust AARP when it comes to choosing a Medicare...
Back in the 90’s, when I was launching the Medicare Rights Center, AARP partnered with United Healthcare to offer standardized Medicare supplemental insurance policies for people in traditional...
Most Medicare Advantage plans will see lower star-ratings
Robert King writes for Fierce Healthcare about a change to Medicare’s star-rating system for Medicare Advantage plans. As a result of Medicare’s change to its star-rating system, a new...
Evidence abounds that Medicare Advantage needs an overhaul
In a new Health Affairs post, Rick Gilfillan, MD, and Donald Berwick, MD, rebut unfounded claims by supporters of Medicare Advantage, with compelling evidence that Medicare Advantage needs an...
California plans to produce generic drugs for its residents
Like most drug prices, insulin prices are out of control. Unlike most other drugs, insulin has been around for decades and tens of millions of Americans with diabetes depend upon it for their health...
Biden administration says Part B premiums will drop in 2023
People with Medicare are paying about $11 a month in extra Part B premiums this year but, next year, everyone with Medicare should see lower Part B premiums according to HealthCareFinanceNews. After...
Will Medicare continue to cover telehealth mental health...
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D.Ore.) and others on his committee would like Medicare to continue to cover telehealth mental health services after the public health emergency ends...
Protein helps older adults maintain muscle mass
Older adults should work to ensure they maintain muscle mass. While people can lose muscle mass beginning in their 30’s, people in their 60’s and older lose muscle mass more rapidly...