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

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

Medicare Advantage – the commercial alternative to traditional Medicare – is drawing down federal health care funds, costing taxpayers an extra 22% per enrollee to the tune of US$83 billion a year. Medicare Advantage, also known as Part C, was supposed to save the government money. The competition among private insurance companies, and with traditional … Read more

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Will the closure of Colin Firths' company return £350,000 to British taxpayers, months after his ex-wife's green company collapsed?

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Will the closure of Colin Firths' company return £350,000 to British taxpayers, months after his ex-wife's green company collapsed?

They were a golden couple for more than two decades, during which he won an Oscar for his portrayal of George VI in The King's Speech and she led a passionate ecological crusade to stop companies from wasting scarce resources. But now it all seems well and truly over for Colin and Livia Firth, some … Read more