Democrats’ new logic on drug pricing: Developing slightly fewer medicines is OK if it means lower prices
(By Lev Facher for STAT) WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers in recent weeks have begun to advance an argument long seen
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States Try A Gentler Approach To Getting Medicaid Enrollees To Work
(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News) Under pressure from the Republican-controlled Pennsylvania legislature to require Medicaid recipients to work
Read MoreYou cannot assume that the Part D plan you are on this year will be the best one for you next year
Medicare Part D drug plans provide drug benefits to millions of seniors each year. But Part D plans often make
Read MorePharma Sells States On ‘Netflix Model’ To Wipe Out Hep C. But At What Price?
(By JoNel Aleccia, Barbara Feder Ostrov, and Donna Gordon Blankinship for Kaiser Health News) When a long, black bus bearing
Read MoreMedicare Advantage 2020 Spotlight: First Look
(By Gretchen Jacobson, Meredith Freed, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) Medicare Advantage plans
Read MoreAn Alzheimer’s patient on what was lost when Biogen shut down its trial, and what may be gained again
(By Damian Garde and Adam Feuerstein for STAT) Biogen’s decision to revisit a once-failed treatment for Alzheimer’s disease came as
Read MoreMedicare, A Simple Explanation
(Source – blog.ssa.gov/medicare) Social Security and Medicare are both programs that are household names, but do you know the true
Read MoreSome Hospitals Sue Opioid Makers For Costs Of Treating Uninsured For Addiction
(By Blake Farmer for NPR) While thousands of cities and counties have banded together to sue opioid makers and distributors in
Read MoreHospitals don’t like having to post their high chargemaster rates
The Trump administration has required hospitals to publicly disclose their prices also known as “chargemasters.” Although hospitals chargemaster lists the
Read MoreSigning up late for Part B could cost you, but in some cases you can sign up later than 65
If you don’t sign up for Medicare Part B during your seven-month initial enrollment period, you can sign up during
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