If we want to make health care affordable, we need to rein in prices. One way to do so is to enable...
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Beginning July 2026, Medicare will cover GLP-1s for people who...
Beginning this July, Medicare will cover Wegovy and Zepbound for people over 65 who want to lose...
Most people with Medicare have annual incomes under $45,000
Cost can be a serious obstacle to care for all Americans, including millions of people with...
Medicare Advantage insurers treat Californians a lot better than...
A new KFF report reveals the enormous range in out-of-pocket limits for people in Medicare...
US has poorest health outcomes of any high income country
Every country struggles with high health care costs and populations that are aging, who will need a...
Corporate health insurance is killing hospitals
Corporate health insurance is killing hospitals. Increasingly, people can’t afford it and go...
Trump administration makes it easier for Medicare Advantage...
In an effort to ease regulations on insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans, the Trump...
The possible anti-cancer benefits of Ozempic and other GLP-1...
Just when you might have thought that the myriad benefits of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs was...
Worm experiments reveal how we might live longer
Karen Feldsher writes for the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on how we can age...
Senate Democrats call for affordable home care and long-term care
Most people don’t appreciate that Medicare does not cover long-term care and only covers limited...