Category Archives: Health care cost

Save money with new drug card from Wal-Mart

You may have heard the commercials . . . Wal-Mart is launching a new prescription drug program, in conjunction with Humana. This Medicare Part D prescription medication insurance is offered for a monthly fee of $15.10 to Medicare participants, with … Continue reading

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Healthcare costs in the free market – Unpopular positions – Part 3

  America has a choice. Healthcare can either be part of the free market – or not.  Or it can remain a hodgepodge mixture – as it already is. According to Abraham Lincoln, “I am a firm believer in the … Continue reading

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Know what you’re NOT paying for – Unpopular positions – Part 2

Image via Wikipedia Healthcare spending cannot be controlled unless everyone has a stake in it.  And people can’t have a stake in it unless they know what things cost. The patients most aware of costs are those who pay themselves … Continue reading

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