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Most of the 1.2 million people living with HIV in the United States are now over the age of 50, and more than 175,000 are over the age of 65. For many people who were diagnosed prior to the introduction of revolutionary highly active antiretroviral therapy, life expectancy was measured in months,…
Surveys illuminate people’s preferences for aging in place and reforms that promote more supply
A recent report by the influential Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) — the independent agency that advises Congress on Medicare policy — finds that Medicare pays 20 percent more per enrollee in a private Medicare Advantage (MA) plan than it would if that same individual was instead…
Medicare's public release of hospital charge data is a bold first step in health care price transparency
Many consumers and policymakers mistakenly believe that Medicare pays for long-term care. It does not
Here’s why state policymakers should consider expanding their Medicaid programs to cover more uninsured adults
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