The vast majority of Americans would prefer to age in place–live out their lives in their homes. But, 1.3 million older Americans do not have the supports they need to age in place and end up...
Diane Archer
Why it’s so hard to find a primary care doctor?
With the medical profession becoming increasingly corporatized and physicians burdened by administrative ordeals and unable to treat patients as they think appropriate, fewer people are becoming...
Should AI help with end-of-life decisions?
Artificial intelligence or AI is on the rise. If you haven’t yet tried using AI, check out Perplexity or ChatGPT. It boggles the mind how quickly they can answer your questions about just about...
Medicare Advantage inappropriate denials of care abound
Just as with restaurants, automobiles and homes, Medicare Advantage plans vary from awful to excellent. But, unlike with restaurants, automobiles and homes, you can’t choose a Medicare...
With exercise, every move you make counts
Just as with memory, with exercise, small bites over an extended period can generate big returns. Haley Bennett reports for BBC Science that the latest research shows that every move you make, even...
2025: Tariffs take effect, your costs likely to rise
President Trump is making good on his pledge to place high tariffs on goods from China beginning today, February 4. (Tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada have been postponed for a month, as of...
New research finds link between drinking alcohol and cancer
Americans continue to drink a lot of alcohol. To quantify it in economic terms, we spend about $250 billion a year on our liquor. But, it’s probably time we cut down our alcohol consumption...
Government should be spending more on Medicare and Medicaid
A new KFF tracking poll shows that a large majority of Americans–Republicans, Democrats and Independents–support Medicare and Medicaid. And, twice as many Americans believe the government...
Tips for improving your memory
Andrew Budson and Elizabeth Kensinger, brain scientists, explain how to improve your memory in their book “Why We Forget and How to Remember Better.” Here are some of their research-based...
Will Medicare continue negotiating drug prices?
Among other things, the Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act authorized the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate the prices of a number of costly prescription...