Medicare
Expanding Telehealth in Medicare Could Be Revolutionary | Opiniion
The goal: Every single American should have access to a doctor 24/7, from any location on the planet.
Taxi Drivers Storm Hospital to Get Body of Baby Held Over Unpaid Bills
The 6-month-old baby had died after surgery at the hospital in Padang, Indonesia, but his mother said she was not allowed to take the body away for burial.
For-Profit Hospices Fail to Visit Dying People in Their Final Days: GAO
Hundreds of private hospices discharged most dying patients in 2017, while 80 failed to send registered nurses, physicians or nurse practitioners to check on them.
Urban Institute: Medicare for All Would Cost Government $34 Trillion
A report released Wednesday detailed research suggesting that single-payer health care reforms, also known as "Medicare for All," would cost about $32 trillion over 10 years.
America's Seniors Can't Afford to Wait for Medicare for All
Expanding Medicare to cover vision, dental and hearing services for existing beneficiaries enjoys strong public support and can be done now, irrespective of the 2020 elections.
DNA Testing Company Settles Health Care Fraud Allegations for $42.6 Million
A genetics testing company settled out of court for $42.6 over allegations of healthcare fraud.
The U.S. Wastes 25 Percent of Its Healthcare Spending
The study, published in JAMA, is based on government reports, articles and peer-reviewed publications related to costs and savings estimates in six categories of waste, released between 2012 and 2019.
Fake Genetic Testing Result Scheme Results In $2.1 Billion in Medicaid Loss
A fraudulent cancer screening system resulted in Medicare being being billed for over $2.1 billion in unnecessary costs, and, with 35 arrested, has become the "largest health care scam ever" according to the government.
Sanders Touts Medicare For All, Says U.S. Healthcare is Embarrassment
The U.S. healthcare system should no longer be an embarrassment around the world and should guarantee coverage for all Americans, said the senator.
Republicans Look to Capitalize on Abortion Coverage Under Medicare for All
"Right now, Republicans are trying to throw everything in the kitchen sink and see what messaging sticks," Evan Siegfried, a political strategist, told Newsweek.
Netflix's 'This Is Dementia' Scientist Explains 'Most Horrible of Diseases'
"It's sad, but most people can't even tell you what the word 'dementia' means," said Dr. John DenBoer.
2020 Candidate Joe Biden Backs Medicare Public Option
Biden's endorsement of a public option comes after Bernie Sanders, another Democratic presidential candidate, reintroduced his Medicare for All plan earlier this month.
Bernie Sanders' Town Hall Cheers Medicare for All
"What we're talking about actually is stability," the Vermont senator said. "When you have Medicare for All, it is there now, it is there in the future."
Pelosi Aide Rebuffed Medicare for All in Secret Meeting
A top aide to Nancy Pelosi cites "stakeholder" objections and "implementation challenges" to argue against single-payer plans such as "Medicare for All" to health insurance giant Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Did Pelosi Beat Trump Over Shutdown? Not really
Who blinked this week—Trump, Pelosi, or maybe Kamala Harris?
Majority of Americans Want 'Medicare for All': Poll
While participants were largely in favor of the idea, the Kaiser Family Foundation poll found significant differences in support for the single-payer plan depending on how the question was put forward.
Government Shutdown 2018: Social Security, Medicare
The Social Security Administration issued a contingency plan this month, outlining how it would remain in operation as some federal workers get furloughed and other programs shut down.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 'Flawed' on Medicare Funding
"Ocasio-Cortez is not the first Twitter user to mangle information from a news report," the fact-checking article wrote.
Ocasio-Cortez Blasts For-Profit 'Death Panels'
"Maybe if the GOP stopped hiding behind this 'socialist' rock they love to throw, they'd actually engage on-issue for once," the progressive politician wrote.
Ocasio-Cortez Rebukes Congress for Healthcare Hypocrisy
"It's frustrating that Congressmembers would deny other people affordability that they themselves enjoy."
Republicans Aren't Through With Obamacare Yet
If Republicans win the House and Senate, another attempt at repealing Obamacare is in the cards, said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Wednesday.
Mitch McConnell Calls to Cut Social Security, Medicare
After instituting a $1.5 trillion tax cut, the Senate majority leader said Tuesday that the only way to lower the record-high federal deficit would be to cut entitlement programs.
Chuck Schumer Fact-Checks Trump's USA Today Op-Ed
Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer took it upon himself to fact-check the president's claims, marking up his op-ed with a red marker.
The Issue Republicans and Democrats Agree On
Alzheimer's is the most expensive disease in America, and the only leading cause of death in the U.S. that cannot be prevented, cured, or even slowed.
Ben Shapiro: Stop Treating Celebrities Like Politicians
The people who know most about issues of American governance have spent their lives studying them.
Robert Reich: Why Won't Trump Take On Big Pharma?
Trump promised to lower drug prices but he won't take on the manufacturers. When Americans buy drugs, they really buy advertising and political influence-peddling.
Liberals Want to Take Away Your Private Health Care
Progressives' current thinking: Use Medicare to entice millions into a government-controlled health system.
Work Requirements Hurt Poor People Accessing Medicare
Access to health care provides us dignity in our vulnerable moments when we are well and sustains us in the rare circumstances when the worst we imagine comes true.
How the GOP Tax Plan Would Hurt Women
A self-purported advocate for women, Ivanka Trump has been shilling for a tax plan that reports say would be disastrous for women and their families.
No, You Can't Actually Feel the Weather in Your Bones
The pain is real but the blame is misplaced.