Since its inception in 2002, Medicare Advantage, a program that allows private health insurers to...
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Get paid to be a health care buddy
Call them health care buddies or a new breed of concierges, the New York Times reports on a fast...
Can we get to improved Medicare for all?
Regardless of political persuasion, most Americans want Congress to expand Medicare to every...
Help for caregivers who leave their jobs
Millions of caregivers leave their jobs to care for a loved one at some time in their careers...
The Zen of swimming
“It’s a wonderful world out there, swimming back and forth in the calming waters. Instead of...
Programs for vulnerable Americans on chopping block
President Trump has released his budget, and it puts programs for vulnerable Americans on the...
People with Medicare typically spend over $4,000 for care
Most people look forward to enrolling in Medicare. After all, traditional Medicare gives you a...
For-profit kidney dialysis: Profits before people
In a recent episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver takes on the kidney dialysis industry...
U.S. army poised to give Sanofi exclusive license to vaccine...
The U.S. Army has developed two patents for a Zika vaccine. Now, the Army is poised to give Sanofi...
AHCA and the Medicare Trust Fund
The solvency of the Medicare (Part A Hospital Insurance) Trust Fund turns in large part on...