Every state has an agency that provides protective services to adults. These adult protective services agencies collect and report data on abuses, including financial exploitation. But, the GAO...
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Will Biden quickly replace Social Security leadership?
Union heads are leading the fight to install new leadership at the Social Security administration. They want Commissioner Andrew Saul and Deputy Commissioner David Black out on day one. How quickly...
Medicare pays more than twice as much as the VA for drugs
In a new report comparing Medicare Part D prescription drug prices to Veterans Affairs prices, the Government Accountability Office finds that Medicare pays more than twice as much as the VA for...
Coronavirus: How to get the vaccine?
Now that the COVID-19 vaccine has been approved, if you’re like me, you probably called your doctor and your friends to find out how you could ensure that you and the older Americans you love...
Coronavirus: How to help workers who become uninsured?
Back in April 2020, early in the pandemic, the US suffered from tremendous unemployment. With that, came millions of uninsured. Paul Fronstin and Stephen Woodbury report for The Commonwealth Fund...
Google buys Fitbit, allegedly for its devices, not its data
In our bigger is better corporate culture, it’s appropriate that Google, primarily known for its ability to search the web for data, would buy Fitbit, primarily known for its ability to search our...
Will Congress allow Medicare drug price negotiation in 2021?
President Joe Biden’s election, combined with Democratic control of the House and Senate, give Democrats the opportunity to help Americans and bring down the price of prescription drugs. As a...
Coronavirus: How it most often spreads and the immunity it offers
Scientists are learning more about the novel coronavirus–how it most often spreads, why it affects people differently, and the immunity it offers to future infection. Here’s the...
Are hospitals posting their prices, as required?
Beginning this year, hospitals are required to be transparent about the prices they charge different insurers for their services. But, Samantha Liss reports for HealthcareDive that hospitals are not...
CMS rule would make prior authorization easier for people in...
People in Medicare Advantage plans–the private health insurance plans that offer Medicare benefits–contend with multiple challenges to getting care, including restricted networks of...