3+ hour, 53+ min ago  (793+ words) Every day across America, children with spina bifida, adults with spinal cord injuries, and seniors with debilitating illnesses rely on catheters to perform one of the body's most basic functions safely. For years, my Louisiana-based company has helped many of…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (686+ words) Health insurance premiums for those who are enrolled in Obamacare subsidized plans are expected to face another year of steep premium increases in 2027, according to a new analysis from the health policy group KFF." The new premium rates come from…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (490+ words) Healthcare costs are breaking too many American families, and heading into this year's midterm elections, it's a topic that is coming up at kitchen tables across the country. Rising costs hit people living on fixed incomes especially hard. America's seniors…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (191+ words) Nearly 20 years ago, I had the privilege of working alongside lawmakers, health experts, and patient advocates to help pass one of the most consequential reforms to Medicare in its history: the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. That…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (405+ words) Medicare for All is poised for a comeback. Earlier this month, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), the former head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, released polling datashowing strong support for the idea among Democrats. Jayapal's renewed push for socialized medicine comes…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (532+ words) Medicare Advantage is the way most Medicare recipients choose to get their coverage. That should impact nearly every public conversation about Medicare because debates that once sounded technical now land directly on the kitchen tables of millions of American seniors....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (204+ words) Enter President Donald Trump. While campaigning in 2024, Trump promised always to protect Medicare. Since his first term and throughout his current administration, Trump has proven himself to be the ultimate guardian of Medicare and a champion of Medicare Advantage." The…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago  (351+ words) RFK JR. ASKS STATES FOR "BOLD, AUDACIOUS" RURAL HEALTH FUNDING REQUESTS But physical therapists are barred from this arrangement, even if it"s faster, cheaper, and better for the patient. There"s already a nationwide shortage of physical therapists " a…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (522+ words) Shares for the largest health insurance companies in the United States soared during early trading on Tuesday after the Trump administration reversed course by boosting Medicare Advantage payment rates following a monthslong lobbying campaign by the healthcare industry. The Trump…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (473+ words) Which is why a significant but little-noticed policy shift now under consideration could undermine much of that progress, reducing choice and increasing costs for more than35 million seniors. Medicare Advantage is not a sideshow in American healthcare. It is the program…...