Author Archives: Jerry Lovrien

RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press Filed the following article: WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of seniors enrolled in some of the most popular Medicare prescription drug plans face double-digit premium hikes next year if they don’t shop for a better deal, says a … Continue reading →

Several hundred retired military leaders are raising red flags about childhood obesity in the USA and its impact on finding qualified recruits, calling for junk food to be booted out of schools. Three-quarters of those ages 17 to 24, or … Continue reading →

KAISER HEALTH NEWS REPORTERS Julie Appleby and Marilyn Werber Serafini FILED THIS REPORT:   http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2012/September/20/competitive-health-care-model.aspx Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan says his proposal to overhaul Medicare would use market competition to tame costs in the government health program relied … Continue reading →

ABBY GOODNOUGH FILED THE FOLLOWING REPORT IN THE NEW YORK TIMES: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/24/us/like-it-or-not-states-prepare-for-health-law.html?_r=1 The law requires all states to have exchanges, which are essentially online marketplaces where small businesses and individuals can shop for private health plans, in place by January … Continue reading →

LET’S HOPE SO ! Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign pledged Monday to offer more specifics about the GOP nominee’s policy proposals. Will that extend to healthcare? And, if so, will that help or hurt Romney and vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan … Continue reading →

Joseph Antos, a health care policy expert at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, agreed that the provision of the new law was the only plausible explanation for the increase. He pointed out that young people have been among the hardest … Continue reading →

President Obama continued his push for older voters in the important battleground state of Florida on Sunday by charging that Mitt Romney’s Medicare plan would increase health care costs by tens of thousands of dollars for Americans nearing retirement age. … Continue reading →

Mitt Romney’s pledge to guarantee access to health insurance for people with longstanding medical problems confused some experts and highlighted the difficulty of repealing the new health care law while keeping some of its popular features. READ THE ARTICLE BY … Continue reading →

This column is produced through a collaboration between The Post and Kaiser Health News. KHN, an editorially independent news service, is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health-care-policy organization that is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. E-mail: … Continue reading →