Health CareNews
Seniors Face Return of Obamacare Tax in 2018
The clock is ticking for the return of an Obamacare tax that opponents say will hit older Americans on fixed incomes particularly hard, costing them… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Ugly Consequences of Single-Payer Health Care
The late, great Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman said it best: “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.” Friedman’s pithy proverb reminds us that… Read More
Health CareCommentary
This Unelected Board Would Have Put Seniors’ Health Care at Risk. Now, It’s on the Chopping Block.
Finding bipartisan agreement on any issue today is rare, and on health reform, essentially nonexistent. So what’s getting both Democrats and Republicans on the same… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Think Obamacare Is Bad? ‘Medicare for All’ Would Make Things Even Worse.
As Republican senators look to scrape together the votes for a deal on health care, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is pushing his own proposal. He… Read More
Health CareCommentary
30 Years Later, Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ Plan Hasn’t Improved With Age
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was against socializing the U.S. health care system before he was for it. Who knew? In the late 1980s, Sanders, who… Read More
Health CareNews
Bernie Sanders Introduces Single-Payer Health Care Bill
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is pushing a single-payer health care bill that would give Americans health insurance through Medicare. “Today, we begin the long and… Read More
Health CareCommentary
How to Fully Realize the Potential of Medicare Advantage
The House Ways and Means subcommittee on health will host a hearing this week on promoting integrated and coordinated care for Medicare beneficiaries. The committee will… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Chronic Illness Is an Epidemic in America. This Senate Bill Will Help Address It.
Americans today are facing an epidemic of chronic illness, including arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease. In fact, chronic illness is now the biggest single driver… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Big Challenges Await Seema Verma, Trump’s Choice to Oversee Medicare, Medicaid
The Senate Finance Committee has completed nearly four hours of confirmation hearings for Seema Verma, President Donald Trump’s nominee for administrator of the Centers for Medicare… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Medicare’s Next 50 Years: Fix the Problems and Improve the Program
Medicare, the giant health program covering senior and disabled citizens, turned 51 on July 30. While Americans understandably are preoccupied with a hot presidential race,… Read More
