Regulating Medicare drug prices is long overdue: We have all the evidence we need that the...
Health and financial security
Why has AARP been supporting ALEC?
It appears that AARP has been supporting ALEC, the American Legislative Exchange Council at least...
Justice Department sues to block health insurer mergers
Last July, Just Care reported the merger of Anthem and Cigna and of Humana and Aetna and their...
Health spending in U.S. will top $10,000 a person in 2016
Health spending in the U.S. will top $10,000 a person in 2016, according to new projections from...
The VA health system: Best in class and under fire
Some might say with good reason that the Veterans’ Health Administration or the...
Sex advice for older adults
You rarely see a story on sex advice for older adults in the media. For some bizarre reason, it...
President Obama calls for public option in state health exchanges
During the health care reform debate, President Obama supported a public health insurance option in...
More data needed to drive down health care costs, improve...
A new Health Affairs blog post speaks to the need for Medicare to collect and report data on the...
Most hospitals lose money on patient care
Most people in the U.S. perceive hospital charges to be astronomical. Not surprisingly, almost one...
No increase in Social Security checks likely in 2017
For the second year in a row, people receiving Social Security should expect to see little or no...