While more than half of people with Medicare are enrolled in Medicare Advantage, hospital systems...
What's Buzzing
People in poor health leave their Medicare Advantage plans more...
Why would people with serious health conditions remain in a Medicare Advantage plan that restricts...
Whether you’re taking a weight-loss drug or not...
GLP-1 drugs, like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound, are helping millions of Americans lose weight. At...
Will your health insurance cover a medical emergency?
Will your health insurance cover a medical emergency or leave you in debt? Increasingly, medical...
Lower health insurance costs usually mean higher health care...
If you’re opting for a health insurance plan with lower premiums, keep in mind that paying less...
Your Health & Wellness
Caffeine found to reduce risk of dementia
A comprehensive study finds that a cup or two of coffee a day might just keep dementia away! Tea...
Are you aging well? Take these four tests
What does it mean to age well? It means to remain fit and independent for as long as possible over...
Genes play an important role in how long you live
A new study, published in Science, which looks at how twins living apart age, finds that how long...
How to reduce your risk of Parkinson’s
Parkinson’s disease has become an extremely common neurological condition throughout the world...
Six ways to keep your brain young and healthy
Rudolf Tanzi has been studying the brain for more than 45 years. He believes that our brains can do...
Your Coverage Options
2026: Take advantage of the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment...
If you’re in a Medicare Advantage plan, you should seriously consider taking advantage of the...
Whether you’re taking a weight-loss drug or not...
GLP-1 drugs, like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound, are helping millions of Americans lose weight. At...
Public health insurance lowers health care costs and covers the...
Medicare for those who choose it–public health insurance–would lower people’s health...
Warning: You’ll never understand differences among...
People with Medicare have no means of distinguishing among their different Medicare Advantage plan...
Adding an out-of-pocket cap to Traditional Medicare should be...
In a new AARP Public Policy Institute paper, Harriet Komisar and Claire Noel-Miller explain why...