You may have read about insurers charging their members higher copays for some drugs than their retail price. You also may have read about medical device companies collecting and selling...
Diane Archer
Enrolling in Medicare? Here’s a checklist
Most people get Medicare just before they turn 65 (though people with disabilities get Medicare after they receive SSDI for 24 months and people with ALS get Medicare the first month they receive...
Roundup: Housing options for older adults
Where you live can play a large role in your mental and physical health. There are a range of housing options for older adults to consider, meeting a variety of needs. Here’s a round-up of some of...
Trump administration proposes rule that would take benefits from...
Arthur Delaney reports for The Huffington Post on a Trump administration proposed rule which would make it harder to receive Social Security disability benefits and Medicare, if you are under 65. If...
What if you could live your life pain-free?
Ariel Levy reports for The New Yorker on a woman who lives life completely pain-free. Yes, you heard it. Like several hundred people around the world, Joanne Cameron experiences no physical or...
Republican’s TRUST Act is designed to gut Social Security...
Alex Lawson writes for The Hill about Senator Mitt Romney’s ongoing quest to gut Social Security. In October 2019, Romney introduced the TRUST Act, which would create a secret fast track for...
Your Medigap options in 2020
As of 2020, if you are enrolled in traditional Medicare and need to buy Medicare supplemental insurance (Medigap), you have new Medigap options. If you are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan and...
Take advantage of Medicare’s annual wellness visit
Take advantage of Medicare’s annual wellness visit. During this visit, Medicare covers a series of preventive care services to detect health risks. If you’d like, you can also...
Medicare for All gains big support from second largest...
Support for Medicare for All is growing significantly among doctors. Last week, tens of thousands of doctors belonging to the American College of Physicians (ACP) endorsed Medicare for All as a way...
Legalization of marijuana without safeguards creates large...
Medical marijuana is now legal in 33 states and Washington D.C. Recreational marijuana is legal in 11 states and Washington D.C. And more than 37 million Americans use marijuana. Without safeguards...