In a New York Times op-ed, Marty Makary MD, head of the Food and Drug Administration, explains the...
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Can health systems make up for their Medicaid losses?
Hospitals are working hard to figure out how they will respond to enormous Medicaid cuts as a...
How to save Medicaid dollars? Remove Medicaid’s insurer...
Physicians for a National Health Plan has just released a report, Removing the Middlemen from...
The most cost-effective way to strengthen Medicare
Tom Joyce reports for The Center Square on the $1.3 trillion in Medicare Advantage and other...
Insurers dump 1.5 million + Medicare Advantage enrollees
Dozens of health systems across the country have been terminating their Medicare Advantage...
Your Health & Wellness
The immediate and long-term risks of even one alcoholic drink a...
Jillian Wilson writes for the Huffington Post on a new federal study that highlights both the...
Health care in Austria: A lesson in the virtues of relaxation
Saskia Solomon reports for The New York Times on health care in Austria, where the focus is on...
What to know about chronic kidney disease
Some 15 percent of adults in the US have chronic kidney disease and the vast majority of them...
Reduce your risk of diabetes, eat healthy
Diabetes is most prevalent among people over 65. As many as 26 percent of older Americans have...
AI wearable robot can help stroke patients move
Neurodegenerative diseases, such as ALS and stroke, often result in lack of motor function. It...
Your Coverage Options
One health insurer admits that Medicare Advantage is broken
In its latest advertising campaign, the SCAN Group, an insurer that offers non-profit Medicare...
Medicare will cover weight-loss drugs in 2027
GLP-1 drugs for weight loss continue to cost a pretty penny. For that reason, Medicare does not yet...
Medicare Advantage delivers unreliable coverage
While most older adults and people with disabilities can choose from among 30 or more Medicare...
Don’t be fooled: Medicare Advantage can be deadly
Today, more than half of older adults and people with disabilities with Medicare are enrolled in a...
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...