For many years now, Medicare has not always covered nursing home care for patients post-hospitalization. Hospitals that treated patients as outpatient–even when the patients stayed...
Diane Archer
The disadvantages of a decentralized health care system
Ross Douthat writes for The New York Times about his shift “left” on health insurance. After suffering from a painful undiagnosed condition, Douthat, a libertarian, realized that what might look...
Roundup: Your doctors and your health
Some doctors are a lot better than other doctors. As you get older, it’s especially important that you and your loved ones have doctors who listen to you, who do not undertreat or overtreat...
It’s time to expand our National Health Service Corps
Jonathan Michels writes for Jacobin on our homegrown army of doctors in the US National Health Service Corps. These primary care doctors have been practicing in underserved communities throughout...
Coronavirus: Booster shots reduce risk of hospitalization
The New York Times reports on the value of Covid-19 booster shots in preventing hospitalization, particularly for people 50 and older. Still, everyone, including people who have had booster shots are...
Coronavirus: Medicare should pay for at-home rapid tests
The conundrum: Older adults, even those who are vaccinated and boosted, are most prone to getting Covid-19. Yet, as of now, Medicare is not covering at-home rapid tests. Michelle Andrews reports for...
Roundup: Planning for life’s curve balls
Life happens. Tomorrow, who knows what will be. At some point down the road, we are all likely to need assistance caring for ourselves. It’s wise to be prepared for life’s curve balls...
Pfizer continues to hike up drug prices
No one should have any doubt as to whether Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies will hike up drug prices as often as they can get away with. When it comes to prescription drug prices...
2022: What will your health care costs be in retirement?
A new study by Paul Fronstin at the Employ Benefits Research Institute finds that people’s out-of-pocket health care costs in retirement have increased significantly in the last year. Ginger Szala...
Caregiving: A mediator could help minimize stress among siblings...
Growing old can be difficult, not only for yourself but for your loved ones. It is not uncommon for siblings to drift apart or, worse still, do battle, around how best to care for an aging parent...