Sarah Kliff reports for the New York Times that labs around the country are charging wildly varying prices for COVID-19 tests. Why not? They can legally charge whatever they please, and Congress has...
Diane Archer
Coronavirus and Congress: How to help older workers
The novel coronavirus has hit Americans hard. And, it has hit older workers especially hard. Not only are older workers at greater risk of serious harm from COVID-19, they are also at greater risk of...
Coronavirus: Conservatives planning to slash Social Security
Just below the surface of the crises currently engulfing the nation is a debate over Social Security, with wide-ranging consequences. The Democratic Party is on board for expanding, not cutting...
Coronavirus: Republicans in Congress side with Pharma...
You would like to think that everyone in Congress would stand behind basic principles laid out by House Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and her colleagues in Congress to ensure that all novel...
Coronavirus: Lawmakers ignore horrific number of nursing home...
David Dayen writes for The American Prospect on the horrific number of deaths at nursing homes during this novel coronavirus pandemic. At last count, more than 31,000 nursing home residents had died...
Coronavirus: How to keep an eye on your loved ones remotely
Many older adults are staying in their homes during this novel coronavirus pandemic, removed from their children and other loved ones. Their isolation keeps them safe from the novel coronavirus, but...
Coronavirus: Why aren’t we talking about Medicare for all?
Helaine Olen asks in a Washington Post opinion piece how it is that we can be in a pandemic and not talking about Medicare for All? After all, pre-coronavirus, the media and the pundits could not...
How would lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 60 help?
Vice-President Joe Biden recently advocated for lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 60 in order to help older workers. In a JAMA opinion piece, Zirui Song, MD, looks at how lowering the Medicare...
Coronavirus: Older adults take full advantage of Medicare...
Medicare began covering a broad array of telehealth services during this coronavirus pandemic. And, older adults and people with disabilities are taking full advantage of this new benefit, reports...
Will we see an end to surprise medical bills?
Doctors and other health care providers are billing unsuspecting patients ever increasing amounts for out-of-network care. A new report from the Health Care Cost Institute reveals which doctors and...