Drug companies are now grossing $700 billion a year for their drugs and, for the most part, drug...
What's Buzzing
Many older adults are overmedicated
Ninety percent of older adults take at least one prescription drug, and more than four in ten older...
Senate Judiciary Committee finds that UnitedHealth games...
The Senate Judiciary Committee just confirmed what we’ve been hearing for several years now...
As number of homeless older adults grows, states are developing...
Older adults now represent about 20 percent of the homeless population and, given Medicaid cuts and...
US needs more caregivers; new models aim to increase their...
Too often, hospitals in the US discharge patients before they are able to care for themselves...
Your Health & Wellness
How to get off antidepressants
About 12 percent of Americans take antidepressants to treat depression, anxiety, and panic...
Feeling isolated? Look into virtual communities
Increasingly, virtual communities are engaging homebound older adults and helping to address social...
Shingles vaccine appears to fend off dementia
Researchers at Stanford University have found that the shingles vaccine could help your brain and...
Practicing yoga can improve your sleep
A meta-analysis of 30 trials in more than 12 countries found that regular high-intensity yoga is...
Almost 10 percent of Americans say they have or have had cancer...
A new Gallup survey finds that almost 10 percent of Americans say they have or have had cancer...
Your Coverage Options
Where’s the value in Medicare Advantage dental, vision and...
A study by Christophe Cai et al., published in JAMA, finds that Medicare Advantage dental, vision...
Humana distorts its Medicare Advantage data: What you see is not...
Humana has been misleading investors about the value of its Medicare Advantage primary care...
Government can’t control corporate greed in Medicare Rx...
Everyone with Medicare should have Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage unless they have drug...
2026: Medicare drug coverage and costs
Whether you are enrolled in Traditional Medicare (which the government administers directly) or a...
The tradeoff between “extra” benefits and fewer...
Medicare Advantage insurers offer “extra” benefits to lure people to sign up for a...