A new survey of Americans by Consumer Reports National Research Center reveals that nearly one in...
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New data on Medicare drug spending reveals Nexium is the biggest...
New 2013 data on Medicare drug spending from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services tells...
Beware: Unnecessary tests may do more harm than good
Beware of excessive testing by doctors. Many tests are unnecessary. And these unnecessary tests may...
For good reason, public not focused on health plan quality and...
A new Kaiser poll shows that Americans are not focused on health plan quality and price information...
U.S. underperforms in meeting basic needs of its citizenry.
According to the 2015 Social Progress Index, the U.S. has a lot of work to do in meeting basic...
New poll shows a slight majority of public favors health care...
A new Kaiser Family Foundation health tracking poll surveying adults for their views on the...
Community Aging in Place—Advancing Better Living for Elders...
As the population ages, many experiments are underway to understand how best to keep people living...
Long-term care is unaffordable for middle-income families
Where you live matters, for all kinds of reasons, including because it affects the long-term...
Why aren’t there dental therapists to provide lower-cost...
Given that even simple dental care can be very expensive and that few of us have insurance to cover...
New Medicare law will make some wealthier individuals pay more
A new Medicare law—the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act, or MACRA—went on the books April...