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Market theorists have been telling us for years that the competitive marketplace will keep prices under control, as well as fix problems of access and quality of health care.  This statement by senior fellows of the Hoover Institution in 2006 reflects market ideology which has framed health care

If competitive markets are so effective in controlling health care costs, how is it that these costs continue to soar at rates three or four times the rates of cost of living or median family incomes?  Here are five reasons why markets fail, and can never succeed, to control health care costs.

Physicians will now see their already low reimbursement fall by an additional 10.6 percent, many may stop seeing new Medicare patients, patients recovering from strokes and other injuries will face an arbitrary cap on rehabilitative therapy, and 1.5 million seniors and people with disabilities living

A complete understanding of Medicare Part D Out-of-pocket expenses is critical for all Medicare-eligible individuals in order for them to maximize their savings and get the most out of the program. What are the Out-of-Pocket expenses associated with Medicare Part D?