The New York Times reports that the pharmaceutical company, Moderna, has tested a vaccine for...
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Coronavirus: Likely to worsen a retirement crisis
More than 30 million Americans have lost their jobs as a result of the novel coronavirus. Older...
Coronavirus: What would it cost the federal government to pay...
Economists at the University of Massachusetts, PERI, have just released a report analyzing the cost...
Coronavirus: Trump wants to kill the ACA
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump just confirmed that he wants to kill the...
Coronavirus: For the public health, profits should not drive our...
Elisabeth Rosenthal writes for the New York Times on how the US market-based health care system has...
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Coronavirus: What to do before you leave the hospital
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s particularly hard to be in the hospital. You...
Coronavirus: Should nursing homes be for-profit?
Matthew Goldstein et al. reports for The New York Times that most US nursing homes were losing...
Coronavirus: The importance of health care proxies
Sadly, the novel coronavirus is wreaking havoc on the lives of older adults. Many more older adults...
Coronavirus: Consider learning tai chi
While socially isolating during this coronavirus pandemic, people are trying all sorts of new...
Coronavirus: Atypical symptoms for older adults
It seems that the novel coronavirus causes atypical symptoms in older adults. Judith Graham reports...
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Coronavirus: Should nursing homes be for-profit?
Matthew Goldstein et al. reports for The New York Times that most US nursing homes were losing...
Coronavirus: The importance of health care proxies
Sadly, the novel coronavirus is wreaking havoc on the lives of older adults. Many more older adults...
2020: What you might not know about Medicare Advantage plans
The Kaiser Family Foundation has a new report on Medicare Advantage plans–private health...
Why are taxpayers paying Medicare Advantage plans for VA care?
A new study, published in JAMA network, finds that the VA delivers a significant amount of costly...
Coronavirus: Medicare Advantage plans doing little to ensure...
In the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...