Amazon’s venture into healthcare through Haven under Atul Gawande’s leadership did not...
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Congresswomen Jayapal and Dingell introduce Medicare for All Act
Today, Congresswomen Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell, along with 110 co-sponsors in the House of...
People living in rural communities disenroll from Medicare...
Sungchul Park, David Meyers et al. report in Health Affairs that people living in rural communities...
The deadly consequences of out-of-pocket drug costs
A new paper in NBER looks at the deadly consequences of out-of-pocket costs in the Medicare Part D...
Coronavirus: Why isn’t every older adult vaccinated?
Eighty percent of people in the US who have died of COVID-19 have been over 65, so the Centers for...
What’s the value of private health insurers?
Many Americans believe that private health insurance has value. And, many wealthy countries with...
Coronavirus: Senator Casey proposes legislation to protect...
As of now, more than 170,000 older Americans living in long-term care facilities and their...
To save money and help their workers, employers should advocate...
As bad as our health care system has become, I keep believing that Congress will fix it. But...
Why did Amazon’s health care venture fail?
You likely recall that a few years ago, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP Morgan Chase decided that...
Coronavirus: How many Medicare Advantage members went without...
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine looks at out-of-pocket costs for people...