Rose Adams writes for The American Prospect about one billionaire’s influence over lowering drug prices. John Arnold, a former senior executive at Enron–remember Enron, the company that...
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What if physicians can’t calculate patients’...
A new paper in JAMA Network Open finds that physicians are bad at figuring out patients’ out-of-pocket prescription drug costs, even when deductible, coinsurance, copay and out-of-pocket cap...
New Alzheimer’s drug drives up Part B premiums
As with all health care costs, Medicare out-of-pocket costs are rising rapidly. In 2022, Medicare Part B premiums, which everyone with Medicare must pay–except for people with...
What are Medicare premium and other costs in 2022?
The Medicare Open Enrollment period ends on December 7, so you still have time to review your Medicare options for 2022. Particularly if you have Medicare Part D drug coverage or are enrolled in a...
Avoid bad Medicare Advantage plans
Medicare Annual Open Enrollment runs until December 7. If you’re enrolling in Medicare for the first time, you have a choice between traditional Medicare, which is government administered and a...
Kidney stones and five tips to prevent them
The National Kidney Foundation estimates that one in ten people will develop a kidney stone sometime in their lives. Kidney stones are lumps that seem like stones in the kidneys, which can cause...
Who should take ketamine for depression?
Everywhere I turn these days, someone is talking up ketamine and its ability to treat mood disorders. David Dodge reports for The New York Times on the risks and benefits of using ketamine when other...
The value of psychedelics
More people have been turning to psychedelics to treat post traumatic stress disorder, depression and addiction. Mattha Busby reports for The Guardian on the value of psychedelics, including magic...
Medicare open enrollment: Don’t be misled by ads
When it comes to Medicare, every corporate health insurer seems to have an offer you can’t refuse, often from one of your favorite heroes paid to push their products. Don’t be misled by...
Medicare open enrollment: Can you buy supplemental insurance?
Harris Meyer writes for Kaiser Health News about the confusion surrounding the purchase of Medicare supplemental insurance for people who opt for traditional Medicare during the Medicare annual open...