Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Texas, along with 59 other House Democrats, just introduced a bill...
Medicare
Don’t be misled by “five-star” nursing home ratings
In the fall of 2014, The New York Times reported that Medicare five-star nursing home ratings do...
Organizing older adults to defend our health care
A recent paper by Community Catalyst’s Leena Sharma, Carol Regan and Katherine Villers...
Medicare Handbook misleading
Axios reports that the Trump Administration’s 2019 Medicare Handbook contains misleading...
Medicare health plan website misleading at best
A large national organization that serves older adults recently issued a report critiquing...
CMS approves new enrollment hook for Medicare Advantage plans
While at first glance a Medicare Advantage plan may seem like a better deal than traditional...
What is wrong with Medicare prices for all?
In the latest issue of the Washington Monthly, Paul Hewitt and Phillip Longman make the case for...
When will Congress control health care costs?
A February 2018 West Health Institute/NORC poll, complements findings from a recent Kaiser Family...
Medicare for all important to majority of 2018 voters
A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll reveals that Medicare for all and lower drug prices are...
HHS head says we need Medicare for big system change
What does it take to drive big health care system change? Trump’s HHS head, Alex Azar, recognizes...