A $50 Promise With Fine Print The Medicare GLP-1 Bridge sounds like great news for seniors. For the first time, Medicare helps pay for weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound. Better yet, many people pay only $50 a month instead of $500 or more. However, the program hides two big Read more
Your Money or Your Life: 10 TV Drugs That Cost $200,000 or More a Year You settle in to watch your favorite show. Then a commercial starts. A smiling couple walks on a beach while a calm voice names a drug you have never heard of. The drug treats a Read more
In 2024 Medicare announced there would be a $2000 drug cap for Medicare patients. In the current political climate, big pharma helps run the government. So as always, the devil is in the details. It turns out there are two important qualifications to be met in order to be protected Read more
Medicare Advantage is truly Medicare Disadvantage. I am a retired physician on Medicare. I offer my opinion on why traditional Medicare with a supplement is superior to Medicare Advantage. In the Medicare Advantage program, the US government gives an insurance company about $1000 per month. This is to take care Read more