RAND just released a new study by Jody L. Liu confirming what multiple other studies have found: If...
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Clover Health exposes risks of Medicare Advantage
A little known company, Clover Health, has done quite a job breaking into the Medicare Advantage...
Until you’re vaccinated, consider wearing two masks to...
There’s some good news for older adults on the novel coronavirus front. Of the people...
To save money, invest in Medicare not Obamacare
Most experts agree that health care costs in the US are out of control. And, Congress needs to rein...
We pay a lot more than we realize for prescription drugs
One thing the overwhelming majority of Americans agree on is that drug prices are too high and that...
Medicare for all would rationalize the cost of care
In an opinion piece for the Los Angeles Times, David Lazarus explains that, if we did not rely on...
Biden administration acts to ensure people with disabilities...
The Trump administration worked hard to destroy Social Security every which way it could. Among...
Several states plan to import drugs from Canada
With drug prices in the US now substantially more than twice as much as in other countries, Donald...
Coronavirus: Health insurers celebrate their most profitable year
As millions of Americans celebrated President Biden’s inauguration, some of my former colleagues...
Big hospital systems buying up public hospitals
Among other problems with for-profit health systems is that even when they work today, tomorrow is...