SHOCKING: 23 - What They Never Told You

Karl W. Smith: Republicans must get over their fear of Medicare

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy sent a letter last week to President Joe Biden in which he admonished the White House for not taking more seriously talks to raise the nation’s debt limit, currently set at almost $31.4 trillion. The Biden administration responded by saying House Republicans should increase…

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023

Strength in Tech Stocks Boosts Market Sentiment

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.99%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.66%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.36%. U.S. stock indexes this morning are moderately higher. Strength...

Barchart · Mar 29, 2023

Stocks Slip as Tech Stocks Fall on Higher Bond Yields

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed down -0.16%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.49%. Stock indexes Tuesday posted moderate losses, with the Nasdaq...

Barchart · Mar 28, 2023

Feds move to rein in prior authorization, a system that harms and frustrates patients

When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest.

Tribune News Service · Mar 14, 2023

Why CVS Health CEO Karen Lynch wore a 'taking up space' T-shirt on her first day

As CVS starts offering primary care services, the CEO talks full-service health care.

Fortune · Mar 8, 2023

How major retailers are trying to change how America consumes health care

Amazon, Walmart, CVS, Dollar General and other big retailers are elbowing their way into primary care, pushing a customized consumer experience driven by digital health products.

Axios · Mar 8, 2023

Aggressive Medicare Advantage marketing floods TV and mailboxes with misleading ads. The Biden administration is cracking down

“These third-party groups have gotten very aggressive and creative.”

Fortune · Mar 6, 2023

Big Insurance "bailed out by taxpayers"

"The premiums and taxes paid by Americans enabled the Big Seven to make those profits," advocate says

Salon · Feb 28, 2023

The politics of Medicare funding - Roll Call

CQ Budget podcast unpacks the basis of GOP claims that the Biden administration wants to cut benefits in Medicare Advantage plans.

Roll Call · Feb 24, 2023

Insurers, Republicans square off with Biden on Medicare ‘cuts’

WASHINGTON — The insurance industry and Republicans are using the debt ceiling fight and President Joe Biden’s vows not to cut Medicare to fend off changes to private Medicare Advantage plans, which are popular among the public but have faced criticism about their costs to the government.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2023