Several European nations, where universal health care has been the norm for decades, have been waging their own intense debates as they also deal with aging populations and rising costs. Can the European experience cast some light on the American debate over health care?
Even without the health-care reform law, the federal government is changing how it pays doctors and hospitals, from a system that rewards volume to one that rewards quality. . . . “I think if the health care law were repealed tomorrow, it would not change the direction of what is happening in the marketplace.”
KHN compares progress of the health law’s implementation to original projections from 2010.
The White House has released a three-and-half minute video defending the Affordable Care Act.
Dozens of Medicare Advantage plans are no longer being offered in Washington state, leaving more than 40,000 seniors in search of new plans.
You can use the Medicare website’s new “Find-a-Plan” online tool to help find the best Medicare Part D plan your prescription drug coverage.
Seniors who hit the coverage gap in their Medicare drug plans and must use their own money to buy drugs are facing price jumps far outpacing inflation.
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