The Kaiser Family Foundation just released a report documenting the high out-of-pocket costs for...
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Will CMS reduce people’s Part D drug costs?
A recent article by Sarah Jane Tribble in Kaiser Health News suggests that people with Medicare may...
Prednisone can have sinister side effects
All medicines come with side effects, some good, some bad. The corticosteroid prednisone is no...
Congress may end tax deduction for medical expenses
The House Republicans are proposing a tax bill that would end the tax deduction for medical...
Health care has become increasingly unaffordable
A new paper by Ezekiel Emanuel, Aaron Glickman and David Johnson, published in the JAMA Network...
Amazon likely gearing up to sell prescription drugs
Gizmodo reports that Amazon may be gearing up to sell prescription drugs online. The mega-retailer...
Most Democrats want the party to move left
A new Harvard-Harris poll reveals that most Democrats want the party to move left. More than half...
Higher drug prices for rural hospitals keep them from providing...
Sarah Tribble reports for Kaiser Health News that particularly high drug prices for rural...
Will more generic drugs mean lower prices?
To drive meaningful competition in the health care marketplace and bring down drug prices, the Food...
One third of Social Security benefits spent on Medicare costs
An October 2017 Center for Retirement Research paper looks at the amount retirees spend on health...