Insight, analysis & opinion from Joe Paduda
Under a new Trump Administration, Medicare will be privatized, with “Medicare Advantage the default enrollment option” for seniors. This despite the myriad and well-documented problems with Medicare Advantage – prior authorization hassles delaying much-needed care, limited access to physicians and … Continue reading Medicare’s future – Private insurance.
Read More...Medicare will negotiate drug prices, Big pharma’s really upset…AARP is really happy…what’s the REAL story? Briefly…One of the key parts of the Inflation Reduction Act authorized Medicare to negotiate drug prices for 10 medications. Those 10 meds have been identified, … Continue reading Medicare drug price negotiations – implications abound!
Read More...Here’s a quick-albeit-still-somewhat-up-in-in-the-air take on how the midterms may/will impact healthcare. Much depends on final results in several key elections (Senate in GA, NV, : Medicare and Medicaid Drug prices – Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will reduce seniors’ drug prices; … Continue reading Medicare, drug prices, abortion and medical debt – Midterms’ impact on healthcare –
Read More...House Republicans are planning to impose massive cuts to Medicare, raise Medicare’s eligibility age, and withhold payments to early retirees and retirees earning more than a certain limit. News sources indicate the GOP will use the upcoming debt limit to … Continue reading Republicans planning to force Medicare cuts
Read More...You can’t afford other stuff because healthcare is so expensive. Would Single Payer/Medicare for All fix that? I’m revisiting the topic so we can better understand the many variations of SP/MFA, how they are different, how those variations might work, … Continue reading Could Medicare for All solve your healthcare cost problem?
Read More...There’s a big problem with Sen Bernie Sanders’ Single Payer plan. [I think it is Sen Warren’s plan too, but she’s dithering these days.] Nope, not the cost, not the “gubmint taking over my Medicare”, not the pharma or physician … Continue reading Iowans aren’t buying Medicare for All
Read More...In which I read current research and summarize key takeaways so you don’t have to… Stress over healthcare costs doesn’t go away when you are on Medicare HealthAffairs reports that more than half of Medicare recipients with a serious illness … Continue reading Medicare is no panacea, and the end of DACA would be very bad news for your parents
Read More...Healthcare was the top issue for Independents (and Democrats) before the 2018 midterms. Notice the emphasis on “Independents”. Dems are going to vote blue, Republicans will vote red, so the 2020 election is going to be decided – like most … Continue reading Why “Medicare for Some” may be here faster than you think
Read More...There is no consensus about what MFA is – and that makes it really easy for supporters and opponents to convince the uninformed it is great or awful. They do that by picking out whatever they think you’ll love/hate – … Continue reading Medicare for All – the three versions
Read More...MFA/M4A uses Medicare as the health insurance mechanism for people younger than 65. Some advocates are pitching “Medicare for Some” wherein folks older than 50 or 55 would be able to “buy-in” to Medicare (which covers everyone over 65 today). … Continue reading What is “Medicare for All”?
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