According to the Canadian International Pharmacy Association, fewer Americans are purchasing their prescription drugs from Canada. They believe that this is at least partly because seniors and people with ... Read More

Several Democrats in Congress are working to promote legislation that would refine the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, based on problems encountered in these first two months of the ... Read More

Despite numerous efforts to encourage seniors to enroll in Medicare Part D, large numbers of the "near poor" - those who make too much money to qualify for Medicaid, but ... Read More

This article compares our health care system with that of Switzerland. All Swiss citizens are required by law to purchase their own health insurance. Their government negotiates set, ... Read More

According to this article in the Chicago Tribune, the introduction and promotion of Health Savings Accounts may signal the end of job-based health coverage in the future. Employers are ... Read More

It appears that Maryland has indeed started a trend. The Colorado state legislature has recently proposed their own legislation requiring large employers in their state to reserve a certain ... Read More

While large provider networks have already begun enjoying the benefits of Health Information Technology, smaller offices and solo practitioners often cannot afford to convert from their paper-based system to an ... Read More

Better Business Bureaus across the country are receiving reports that seniors are receiving phone calls from crooks masquerading as Part D drug plan providers or government officials, trying to get ... Read More

In this feature, Lee Scott, the President and CEO of Wal-Mart, responds to Maryland legislation forcing large employers in their state to contribute a fixed percentage of their payroll expenses ... Read More

While in theory, Health Savings Accounts sound like a good way to reduce health care costs by forcing consumers to become better shoppers, the reality is that patients are not ... Read More

Research shows that many Americans may not be ready for the Health Savings Accounts that our current presidential administration so strongly advocates. A consumer that has a health savings ... Read More

According to the Boston Herald, an ambulance is diverted every minute in the U.S. because emergency rooms are too busy and overcrowded to handle additional patients. In Boston, officials ... Read More

In his proposed budget for the 2007 Fiscal Year, President Bush recommends funding cuts for public programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security in order to pay for permanent ... Read More

Although teachers' salaries are not particularly generous, their retirement benefits have been. This may all change, as school systems struggle to pay for pensions and retiree health benefits that ... Read More

The Social Security Administration has been working overtime handling problems and concerns about the new Medicare Part D drug benefit. According to this article in the L.A. Times, program ... Read More

Medicare has recently announced that the projected 10-year cost of its Part D prescription drug benefit will actually be lower than anticipated. However, numerous legislators and state officials have ... Read More

The West Virginia legislature made some incremental steps towards developing a universal health coverage plan in their state, but is wary of taking that last, final step. State Senate ... Read More

The media has been extra super busy recently commenting on the health care proposals included in our President's recent State of the Union Address. The Kaiser Family Foundation has ... Read More

Earlier this week, Bush signed the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 into law. This Act cuts funding from several important programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Bush ... Read More

While medical tourism is certainly not a new phenomenon, the L.A. Times reports that some companies outside the U.S. have begun marketing it more aggressively. It certainly is an ... Read More

Primary care physicians are crying out for reform, as they struggle to work in a health care system that encourages them to spend as little time with each patient as ... Read More

When people have preexisting medical conditions, finding affordable health insurance can be a real challenge. This article in the Indianapolis Star describes one man's experiences and discusses a new ... Read More

The AARP has announced that they plan to lobby Congress for changes in the new prescription drug benefit available through Medicare. They hope to eliminate the "asset test", which ... Read More

A professor at Arizona State University believes that the collapse of our current health care system will most likely occur within the next 7-12 years. Quite a dire prediction! ... Read More

While many Americans are concerned about their health care coverage, few people think about their dental coverage. This article in the Dallas Morning News illustrates what can happen to ... Read More

Although early reports from insurers selling Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) look promising, it appears that consumers are not purchasing or utilizing them in the way that plan designers anticipated. ... Read More

Did you see the President's State of the Union address the other night? He mentioned plans to use Health Information Technology to improve our health care system. What ... Read More

There was a time when you could count on businesses to unwaveringly oppose Big Government. However, companies are beginning to support government entitlement programs, including Medicare and Medicaid, that ... Read More

Some governors focused on health care issues in their State of the State Addresses (similar to the State of the Union address, but limited to each individual state government). ... Read More