Six tips for keeping your drug costs down if you have Medicare
Many people with Medicare find that they are paying a hefty amount for their drugs, even with prescription drug coverage. Drug companies have considerable power to set high prices for many drugs;...
View ArticleKidney disease prevalent; many unaware
Kidney disease is prevalent in the U.S, posing huge health risks at enormous cost, according to a recent report by Rajesh Balkrishnan. In 2013, Medicare spent $81 billion dollars treating people with...
View ArticleMedicare Part D drug costs rising
The private Medicare plan bait and switch continues. It wasn’t that long ago that copays in private plans were reasonable, affordable even, without Medicare supplemental insurance to pick up the cost....
View ArticleTo save money on your care, consider using a free health clinic
Because health insurance no longer covers large portions of people’s health care costs, millions of people with insurance are struggling to pay their premiums, deductibles, copays and costs for...
View ArticleInsurance premiums projected to rise a lot in 2017
The New York Times reports that health insurance premiums are projected to rise a lot in 2017. Insurers are requesting large price hikes from their state insurance departments. The Obama...
View ArticleClinton proposes plan to rein in some drug prices
Recognizing that government intervention is needed to rein in some drug prices, Hillary Clinton has proposed a plan to help ensure people in the U.S. can afford their life-saving medications, if she’s...
View ArticleFour ways Congress could weaken Medicare
Much like Social Security, Americans across the political spectrum prize Medicare. Medicare provides the anchor for their health security if they are over 65 or have a disability and offers peace of...
View ArticleChoose your hospital emergency room carefully
Who knows when a hospital emergency will strike, but it is more frequently than you would expect. In 2014, there were 451 emergency room visits for every 1,000 people. To the extent possible, it is...
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Health care has become increasingly unaffordable
A new paper by Ezekiel Emanuel, Aaron Glickman and David Johnson, published in the JAMA Network reveals that working people spend twice as much of their income on health care today as they did in 1999:...
View ArticlePrograms that lower your costs if you have Medicare
Medicare only covers about half of a typical person’s health care costs. So, even with Medicare, many people struggle to afford premiums, deductibles and other out-of-pockets health care costs. Some...
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