Bob Herman writes for Axios on the surge in Medicare Advantage enrollment these last several years, notwithstanding its high costs and questionable quality of care, particularly for people with...
Diane Archer
Social Security benefits often don’t cover even basic...
Lorie Konish writes for CNBC.com on the lack of funding in Social Security and the need to increase Social Security benefits. Millions of retirees are struggling to pay for basic necessities...
Beware of faulty medical devices
Do not think that the medical device–be it an artificial hip, a pacemaker or mesh–your doctor proposes to implant is safe because the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its...
Coronavirus: Symptoms can differ for older adults
During this new wave of coronavirus infections, older adults are increasingly being hospitalized. A new large study in the Journal of Gerontology reveals that symptoms can differ for older adults. If...
The benefits for your brain of eating colorful fruits and...
Nicholas Bakalar writes for The New York Times on the value of flavonoids, the chemicals that make your fruit and vegetables colorful. A new study published in Neurology finds that colorful fruits...
High proportion of people flee Medicare Advantage at end of life
The only question that matters when it comes to health insurance is whether it will meet your health needs when you have a costly and complex condition. Based on mounds of evidence, Medicare...
Congressional candidates beware: Oppose lowering drug prices at...
The Alliance for Retired Americans (“ARA”) just released a poll showing that older adults so want affordable prescription drugs that they say they would switch political parties to...
Is medication an appropriate treatment for loneliness?
Judith Garber writes for the Lown Institute about the overmedication of isolated older adults. Loneliness can have severe health consequences. But, treating loneliness with too many medicines has...
Coronavirus: Older adults more likely to be vaccinated...
The Delta variant of the novel coronavirus is wreaking havoc in the US because so many Americans remain unvaccinated. Thankfully, 90 percent of older adults have received at least one COVID-19...
Republicans have a plan to cut Social Security and Medicare
Jake Johnson reports in Common Dreams that Senator Lindsey Graham is using the Republicans’ leverage in Congress to cut Social Security and Medicare. Only if Democrats agree to these cuts would...