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Health Wonk Review for February 11, 2016

February 11, 2016 – But it seemed pretty obvious that most of our Health Wonk Review contributors this week were seeing dollar signs and thus, my… Read more

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Why Mom went back to traditional Medicare

November 19, 2015 – The odds are pretty high, though, that Mom would not still be counted among the living had she not switched from an MA plan to traditional… Read more

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Is Medicare on the brink of insolvency?

November 4, 2015 – Sen. Marco Rubio has warned that Medicare will bankrupt itself unless his tax and “entitlement” reform proposals are implemented. If… Read more

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Presidential aspirations for Medicare’s future

October 16, 2015 – If you've watched all of the presidential debates so far – both Democratic and Republican – and you were waiting for the candidates to… Read more

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Health Wonk Review for September 9, 2015

September 10, 2015 – I dubbed this week's edition of Health Wonk Review "The Selfie Edition" after I was inspired by David Harlow's thought-provoking post:… Read more

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Paying through the nose for prescription drugs

August 8, 2015 – Americans pay far more for their prescription medications than citizens of any other country. In fact, we pay almost 40 percent more than… Read more

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Priceless safety net reaches Golden Anniversary

July 23, 2015 – If you're just a few decades old, you might be surprised to learn that Medicare, the publicly financed health insurance program for… Read more

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Health Wonk Review for May 7, 2015

May 7, 2015 – Why the Grumpy Cat Edition? As I read through this week’s Health Wonk Review submissions, it just seemed obvious that most of our writers… Read more

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Ding. Dong. The ‘doc fix’ is dead.

April 17, 2015 – The 'doc fix': a Band Aid approach that should have been abandoned years… Read more

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Disability and long-term care: What’s next?

January 7, 2013 – Howard Gleckman, one of the nation’s leading experts on family caregiving and long-term care and author of Caring for our Parents, talks… Read more