Today, more than half of older adults and people with disabilities with Medicare are enrolled in a...
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Is there a good alternative to prior authorization?
Talk to just about anyone who has had an encounter with our health care system and, most likely...
Commissions: The main reason you should not trust health...
I’ve written before about why you should not trust health insurance agents. As is often the...
How to keep insurers from denying Medicare Advantage enrollees...
The federal government allows health insurers to use prior authorization in Medicare Advantage with...
Trump’s tax bill means a $500 billion cut to Medicare
David Dayen writes for The American Prospect about the grave consequences of President...
Why women are doubly likely to get Alzheimer’s as men
Women are twice as likely to get Alzheimer’s as men. But, why? It’s not because women...
Watch out: Some medical devices could be unsafe
Nearly ten years ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began a breakthrough device...
Trump’s tax bill keeps Social Security taxes
Just before President Trump signed his tax bill into law, the Social Security Administration sent...
Trump signs his tax bill, leaving 17 million Americans uninsured
Senate and House Republicans cut the deals needed to pass Trump’s tax bill, which President Trump...
How to slow down the aging of your brain
In a piece for the Wall Street Journal, Alex Janin reports on how changes in your lifestyle can...