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Government drug price setting threatens older adults

One of the reasons the Medicare Part D Program was created several decades ago was to ensure that seniors could access and afford healthcare, considering that they are disproportionately affected by serious health conditions that warrant more medical attention. Despite knowing that older ...

Will health insurers keep promises to cut patient denials?

The nation’s top health insurers — UnitedHealthcare, Cigna and Aetna — announced recently that they would cut their use of prior authorizations for treatment. It would be great news, if true. They constantly strong-arm us, our staff and our patients. We devote hours — hours that ...

Targeting tobacco, alcohol and salt can save lives

Over the 20th century, tobacco smoking killed 100 million people, most of whom lived in today’s rich countries. However, that picture is changing, and the health burdens of smoking are now moving from high-income to low- and middle-income countries. Some estimates even suggest that 1 billion ...

What are red flag laws?

Red flag laws are back in the news with a $40 million lawsuit filed by a Virginia teacher who was shot earlier this year by one of her students. Abigail “Abby” Zwerner, a first-grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, was shot and seriously injured by a ...

WAR IN UKRAINE UPDATE: Alleged leaker arrested; Kyiv frustrated

Federal authorities on Thursday arrested a 21-year-old U.S. servicemember thought to be responsible for leaking hundreds of classified documents pertaining to the Russia-Ukraine war and other international issues. The leak has left Washington scrambling to address the fallout, including ...