On July 30, Medicare turned 55. Notwithstanding myriad attempts by conservatives to destroy it, Medicare continues to withstand the test of time. Medicare offers health and financial security to more...
Diane Archer
Can you protect nursing home residents in a profit-driven system?
A story in The Guardian about corporate entities that buy up nursing homes, with the goal of squeezing as much profit out of them as possible and no regard for their residents, speaks volumes about...
Coronavirus: Disease groups lose research funding
Stat News reports that disease organizations have lost a significant amount of their research funding since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Americans rely on disease groups to...
Coronavirus: Life for older adults after a vaccine
Bruce Horovitz reports for Kaiser Health News on what life is likely to be like for older adults once there is a vaccine for the novel coronavirus and the pandemic is behind us. Hint: It probably...
Coronavirus: Republican stimulus bill opens the door to Social...
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is responding to the coronavirus pandemic with the HEALS Act, legislation that is designed, among other things, to cut Social Security and Medicare. To...
Coronavirus: Female leaders are far better at containing COVID-19
Thomas Deane reports for MedicalXpress that countries with female leaders tend to be healthier and more equitable, promoting social and environmental wellbeing. Female leaders around the world have...
President Trump’s prescription drug executive orders...
For a long time now, President Trump has said that Americans should not be paying more for drugs than people in other wealthy countries, who generally pay prices that are half what we pay. Yet, Trump...
Coronavirus: Who will get a vaccine and when?
With a few COVID-19 vaccines making their way through the clinical trial phase and seeing successful outcomes, it is more than likely that a vaccine will be approved by the end of this year or early...
Coronavirus: Many older adults at risk because they are unable...
Older adults who are not tech savvy and cannot navigate in a digital world are particularly at risk right now. If you don’t know how to access Zoom or FaceTime or buy groceries and medicines...
Coronavirus: Trump demands Social Security cut in next stimulus...
Jake Johnson writes for Common Dreams about Trump’s plan to cut Social Security and Medicare. He is privately warning Republican members of Congress that he will not sign off on any new...