Insurers Can Reduce Drug Prices, If Policymakers Let Them
(By David Howard for Health Affairs Blog, July 14, 2016 Whilst decrying rapid increases in drug spending and prices, elected
Read More
Medicare - General
Despite Opioid Concerns, Seniors Often Exit The Hospital With Prescription: Study
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) It’s a common scenario: Someone checks into a hospital for surgery or an
Read MoreMaking Medicare Personal through Modernization
As older adults live longer and with more chronic conditions Medicare needs to move from fee-for-service model to a model
Read More2015-2025 Projections of National Health Expenditures Data Released
(Source – www.cms.gov) Total health care spending growth is expected to average 5.8 percent annually over 2015-2025, according to a
Read MoreYounger Seniors Amass More End-Of-Life Care Than Oldest Americans, Study Finds
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Americans in their 80s and 90s are not the ones amassing the largest
Read MoreThe 2016 Medicare Trustees Report: Is Medicare Doomed?
(By Stuart Guterman, for Health Affairs Blog, July 12, 2016 ) The June 22 release of the annual Medicare Trustees
Read MoreA Fair Plan For Fairer Drug Prices
(By Scott Gottlieb and Kavita Patel for Health Affairs Blog posted July 11, 2016) As the biological basis of more
Read MoreAdvantage plans continue to add participants
The growing popularity of Medicare Advantage as an option for seniors is discussed in an article posted by Guy Boulton
Read More10 Essential Facts About Medicare and Prescription Drug Spending
(The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, July 7, 2016) Prescription drugs play an important role in medical care for 57
Read MoreAMAC: New Effort to Make Lifesaving Pharmaceuticals Affordable and Available
A newly proposed bill would make it easier for generic drug makers to produce affordable, lifesaving pharmaceuticals. And, the Association
Read More