Within Debt Ceiling Debate, House Dems ‘Just Say No’ to Medicare Cuts
Democrats don’t want them. House Minority Leader Pelosi reminded Obama about them.…
The One Medicare Program that Actually Works
This is Avik Roy, writing in National Affairs: This is Avik Roy,…
Lawsuit Filed Against Quest Diagnostics for Overcharging
Andrew Baker was fired from a company that Quest purchased, Unilab, when…
Why Not Let the Dead Pay for Medicare?
Kevin Drum at Mother Jones has a novel (if not original) idea.…
How Medicare Spends Its Drug Dollars
Drug Class 2008 Drug Cost ANTIHYPERLIPIDEMICS $6,165,831,884 ANTIPSYCHOTICS/ANTIMANIC $5,698,011,103
Is Medicare A Good Deal?
Think about everything you will pay to support Medicare: the payroll taxes…
Two Approaches to Controlling Drug Costs
The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program has been around for 20 years. It…
Privatizing Social Security and Medicare: Who Can Defuse Political Dynamite?
In response to my prior post where I averred that cigarette companies…
Squandering Medicare’s Money
Medicare spends a fortune each year on procedures that have no proven…