The big news this week on the drug pricing front is that Mark Cuban has launched a low-cost generic...
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CMS intends to increase overpayments to MA plans
Inexplicably and inexcusably, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued a notice...
Biden administration proposes greater accountability from...
For years, the federal government has paid Medicare Advantage plans and Part D prescription drug...
Coronavirus: Medicare to cover at-home rapid tests
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced that Medicare will cover Covid-19...
Older adults rise up for a better America
The New York Times reports that a burgeoning movement of older adults, including Neil Young and...
Costs now keep one in three Americans from getting care
A new Gallup and West Health study finds that almost one in three Americans are skipping care...
Hospitals forced to pay nurses a lot more
This is what you call hubris. Healthcare Dive reports that the American Hospital Association is...
The disadvantages of a decentralized health care system
Ross Douthat writes for The New York Times about his shift “left” on health insurance. After...
It’s time to expand our National Health Service Corps
Jonathan Michels writes for Jacobin on our homegrown army of doctors in the US National Health...
Coronavirus: Medicare should pay for at-home rapid tests
The conundrum: Older adults, even those who are vaccinated and boosted, are most prone to getting...