Medicare now covers surgeries in some 5,500 outpatient surgical centers. Patients often like...
Health and financial security
Vast majority of Americans want to expand Medicare and Social...
A new Kaiser Family Foundation survey of Americans reveals that the public views Medicare and...
Medicare finding ways to cover house calls and save money at once
Can Medicare deliver better care at home to older patients with multiple chronic conditions and...
At 50, Medicare and Medicaid Face the Challenge of Pricey Drugs
Medicare and Medicaid turned 50 last week. Middle age. It’s fair to say both programs are feeling...
Unite with doctors to advocate for lower cancer drug prices
Last week, in an article for Mayo Clinic Proceedings, a group of 118 distinguished doctors united...
45 states receive failing grades on health care price...
At the same time that many people are arguing that people need to take greater responsibility for...
Health insurance premiums rising, but you might be able to...
A recent analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation reveals that premium increases for people in the...
Corporate wellness programs: How well are they working?
You might think that workplace wellness programs would be valuable financially and clinically for...
Driving hospital prices down through reference pricing
Until we have an all-payer system with uniform health care rates, we will have wildly varying and...
Surgeons are not created equal
If you’re over 50 you’ve likely encountered both good and bad doctors. As with every other...