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How does Medicare stand up against private, free-market coverage with similar benefits? Let’s examine drug coverage, since Congress just acted on Medicare’s prescription drug benefits.

“In addition to the cost comparison, it is worth noting that seniors save $2,000 or so by not having to buy Medigap insurance. And they get much better drug coverage.”

To the degree that private equity is seeking to standardize business models and buy struggling health care businesses to make them more efficient, then the investment is beneficial. To the degree that private equity is taking advantage of health care market dysfunction then it’s a concern.

The IRA’s supporters point to the savings to seniors resulting from the new law’s Medicare provisions, but many of these won’t take effect for years and will come with trade-offs.

“Price controls may be popular with those who benefit from artificially low prices but will ensure diabetic patients decades from now will not benefit from new advancements in technology because there will be no incentive to invest in newer insulins.”

This is a “no-brainer”, and the most obvious question is: why did it take so long? The law allowing the FDA to approve OTC hearing aids was passed five years ago, in August 2017.

Proposition 29, which would require the presence of a doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician’s assistant during outpatient kidney dialysis clinics’ treatment hours is eligible for the November 8 election ballot, California’s Secretary of State announced on June 20.

Give seniors better access to plans that integrate pharmaceutical and medical coverage. Medicare is the only place in our health care system where plans that sell drug coverage are separate from plans that cover medical expenses.

 One way to evaluate the worth of a product is to see if it can survive the market test. "Are buyers willing to spend their own money to cover the cost of the product being offered? A Kaiser Foundation study estimates there are almost 11 million people who have elected to remain uninsured even though they qualify for subsidies in the exchanges."

The bills are in line with the findings of a poll in April of voters, that found regardless of whether they identify as Republican, Democrat, or Independent, they do not want their health care fundamentally changed but prefer improvements that would lead to better access, expand coverage and lower cost.