As a rule, Medicare covers all federally approved treatments and medicines. But, there are always...
What’s Buzzing
Medical device company gouges hospitals that use its surgical...
Intuitive Surgical, a medical device company, has profited handsomely from the sale of its surgical...
Costs in Medicare Advantage present barrier to care
The Kaiser Family Foundation has a new report that underscores the likelihood of significant access...
Social Security benefits need to increase
Michael Sainato reports for The Guardian on Social Security’s failure to provide many retired...
Beginning January 2022, HHS bans surprise bills from...
HHS has issued an interim final rule that bans surprise bills for patients who receive care from...
Don’t trust a hospital’s advertisements
Most people do not realize how important it is to take time choosing a hospital; sadly, good...
Voters support improving and expanding Medicare
There’s a huge gap between people who can access healthcare and people who cannot, be they...
Government drug price-setting could save millions of lives and...
In an opinion piece for Stat, James Glassman, a former undersecretary of state for public...
Kaiser Permanente sued for misleading people about their network...
The city of San Diego, California is suing Centene, Kaiser Permanente and Molina, three large...
Federal government cannot ensure hospital safety or quality...
If you think that it’s the federal government’s responsibility to ensure patient safety and...