Just a couple of years ago, a whistleblower charged CVS with $1 billion in Medicare drug fraud. Now, CVS has been sued for overcharging Blue Cross Blue Shield for generic drugs. Healthcare Dive...
Diane Archer
Coronavirus is making it harder to get long-term care
The financial and emotional toll of caring for older adults has always been enormous. The novel coronavirus pandemic is making it still harder for caregivers attending to older adults living at home...
Coronavirus: For older adults, wearing gloves presents more...
While it is important for everyone to wear a face mask as well as to keep a six foot social distance in public, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not believe the general...
2021 Social Security checks might not increase
Alessandra Malito reports for MarketWatch that people receiving Social Security benefits might not see an increase in their checks in 2021. Any increase is based on the consumer price index (CPI)...
Coronavirus: Sanders’ legislation would pay for...
Last Friday, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act which guarantees everyone in the US the ability to get health care without having to pay deductibles...
Coronavirus: Real progress towards vaccine, but it still could...
The New York Times reports that the pharmaceutical company, Moderna, has tested a vaccine for COVID-19 on eight people, and it appears to be safe and effective. To establish that it works, however...
Coronavirus: Likely to worsen a retirement crisis
More than 30 million Americans have lost their jobs as a result of the novel coronavirus. Older adults are being hit especially hard in the job market, writes Alicia Munnell for MarketWatch. Some...
Coronavirus: What to do before you leave the hospital
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s particularly hard to be in the hospital. You want to get out as quickly as possible. But, before you leave, you should be prepared. Understand and...
Coronavirus: What would it cost the federal government to pay...
Economists at the University of Massachusetts, PERI, have just released a report analyzing the cost of the Medicare Crisis program, a program proposed by Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Joe...
Coronavirus: Trump wants to kill the ACA
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump just confirmed that he wants to kill the ACA and, with it, health care coverage for about 30 million Americans. The Washington Post reports...