US News reports on a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which finds that...
What's Buzzing
Financial scams: Beware of strangers offering help
Financial scams abound. Scammers prey on people, particularly older people, in all kinds of ways...
Bi-partisan legislation could reduce drug middlemen profits, but...
Stat News reports that bi-partisan Senate legislation to address unexpected medical bills includes...
Lowering health care costs, drug prices, remain top policy...
A new poll conducted for Arnold Ventures reveals that, across party lines, a majority of voters...
Don’t count on 401(k) annuity investments for retirement...
Congress appears all too willing to steer more retirement savings to risky Wall Street investments...
Your Health & Wellness
Should we call the third phase of life elderhood?
In her new book, Elderhood, Dr. Louise Aronson, writes about the third phase of life. She sees it...
Exercise may strengthen memory in healthy older adults
A new study reveals that, for healthy older adults, even a little exercise may strengthen memory...
Urinary tract infections and delirium in older adults
Older people, especially women, and especially those living in long-term care facilities, are at...
How safe are generic drugs?
An op-ed by Katherine Eban in The New York Times exposes the FDA’s lax regulatory oversight...
Schedule your doctor’s appointment early in the day
In 2011, a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed that judges...
Your Coverage Options
Medicare expanding telehealth services
The Commonwealth Fund reports that Medicare is expanding its coverage of telehealth services. More...
Congress should level the playing field between traditional...
To protect people with Medicare and give them meaningful choice, Congress needs to level the...
Medicare Medical Savings Accounts could cost you thousands
If you’re thinking about signing up for a Medicare Medical Savings Account (MSA) plan, you...
Can we regulate health insurers to do right by Americans?
As the debate over the future of health care in America rages on, some posit that the solution to...
Why is your doctor prescribing costly drugs?
Recently Peggy, an Indiana woman and reader of this column, sent me a lengthy email about her...