This piece was first published in the Health Justice Monitor. Medicare and Dental Coverage KFF July...
Medicare
2021: Programs that lower your health care costs if you have...
Medicare only covers about half of a typical person’s health care costs. So, even with Medicare...
It’s time to stop overpaying Medicare Advantage plans
This article was originally posted on the Health Justice Monitor. It shows that many Medicare...
How should we pay physicians?
There is not, and there will never be, a perfect system for paying health care providers. Capitated...
Death and debt by deductibles
Note: This post was originally published on The Potter Report. Congrats, America! Earlier this...
More hospitals providing care at home
Julie Appleby reports for Kaiser Health News that, down the road, a lot of hospital care may be...
End-of-life decisions can be hard; time-limited trials can help
Paula Span reports for The New York Times on a health care initiative that can help make...
Medicare mental health care cost and access issues
As a nation, the US has done a terrible job of meeting people’s mental health care needs...
How to avoid unintentional injuries
As we age, the risk of unintentional injuries rises. A new Centers for Disease Control study looks...
More people are choosing lower-cost Medigap plans
One of the great things about traditional Medicare is that if you can afford a comprehensive...