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Pennsylvania is one of 13 states whose employee retirement benefit is limited to privately administered Medicare Advantage. AP Photo/Matt Rourke

Medicare Advantage is covering more and more Americans − some because they don’t get to choose

Medicare Advantage − the private option that costs taxpayers extra and requires prior approval − is the default for some state agencies and corporations.
For decades, many U.S. immigrants have received subpar health care, and asking about immigration status can make those disparities worse. Maskot via Getty Images

Survey shows immigrants in Florida – even US citizens – are less likely to seek health care after passage of anti-immigrant laws

A survey of hundreds of Floridians found that nearly two-thirds of non-US citizens and one-third of US citizens hesitated to seek medical care.
Military medicine moves faster than traditional research. Tech. Sgt. Darius Sostre-Miroir/920th Rescue Wing

How medical treatments devised for war can quickly be implemented in US hospitals to save lives

How much oxygen does the military need for wounded soldiers? Turns out not much. Military-civilian research is paving the way for new developments.
Suspected shooter Luigi Mangione is led into a Hollidaysburg, Pa., courthouse for an extradition hearing on Dec. 10, 2024. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

Luigi Mangione isn’t the first alleged criminal to capture many people’s imaginations – and hearts

Ted Bundy, the Menendez brothers and Bonnie and Clyde are other criminals who captivated observers because of their intriguing personal stories – and the violent nature of their crimes.
Medicare Advantage was supposed to find efficiencies, but instead is costing taxpayers an extra $83 billion a year. Ariel Skelley/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Taxpayers spend 22% more per patient to support Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to Medicare that promised to cost less

Rather than finding efficiencies and saving money all around, the private companies that administer the Medicare Advantage option to Medicare are profiting at seniors’ – and taxpayers’ – expense.

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