President Trump has said repeatedly that Americans should not be paying more for our drugs than...
What's Buzzing
UnitedHealth and other big insurers cut their physician networks...
If you are enrolled in a UnitedHealth Group Medicare Advantage plan, you are likely to see the...
Calls to Social Security are going unanswered
Meryl Kornfield and Hannah Natanson report for The Washington Post that millions of people are...
Health care costs are devouring Social Security’s cost of...
[Editor’s note: Social Security’s 2026 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 2.8...
2026: Medicare Part D prescription drug costs and benefits
It’s the Medicare Annual Open Enrollment Period. People with Medicare are either in...
Your Health & Wellness
How to reduce your risk of falling
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), more than one in four people over 65...
Pay attention to your feet!
Pay attention to your feet! You need them. Talk to your doctor if they look different, feel...
When it comes to Medicare, don’t trust AARP
There was once a time when AARP fought for the interests of older and disabled Americans with...
Have you gotten a bone density test?
According to the CDC, 18.8 percent of women over 50 and 4.2 percent of men over 50 have...
Progress in treating Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease develops when tiny amyloid-beta plaques build up between neurons in our...
Your Coverage Options
Always appeal your health insurer’s denials; you have a...
Health insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans, corporate health plans, health plans on the...
Have you gotten your shingles vaccine?
The shingles vaccine can be especially important for older adults. The vaccine blocks the...
One health insurer admits that Medicare Advantage is broken
In its latest advertising campaign, the SCAN Group, an insurer that offers non-profit Medicare...
Medicare will cover weight-loss drugs in 2027
GLP-1 drugs for weight loss continue to cost a pretty penny. For that reason, Medicare does not yet...
Medicare Advantage delivers unreliable coverage
While most older adults and people with disabilities can choose from among 30 or more Medicare...