It’s important to get a flu shot every year, no matter how old you are. It’s particularly important for older adults. Now that it’s sweater weather and fall is here, it’s time to get your flu...
Diane Archer
2025: Fewer Medicare Advantage plans get five stars
To encourage insurers to perform well and help people choose a Medicare Advantage plan, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which administers Medicare, rates the performance of...
Insurers pay Medicare Advantage brokers to steer you away from...
Medicare Advantage insurers incentivize brokers to mislead people about their Medicare choices. A number of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Commissioners want to stop Medicare Advantage...
How to stay young? Travel
Fall is in the air and, before long, many Americans will be bracing themselves for the cold or planning a trip to warmer climes. According to a new study, that trip could slow the aging process...
It’s Medicare open enrollment season, here’s what to do...
During this Medicare Open Enrollment period between October 15 and December 7, here’s what to know: People on limited incomes can’t make a meaningful Medicare choice. Only Traditional...
Six warning signs of dementia
Dana Smith reports for the New York Times on six warning signs of dementia, memory loss included. Keep in mind that each of these signs alone should not cause concern. But, taken together, they are...
Private equity is destroying ER care
With private equity, profits always come first. ER care is no exception. Keren Landman, MD reports for Vox on how private equity is destroying ER care. It’s good reason you should choose your...
3D mammograms outperform 2D mammograms
A new study reveals the benefits of 3D mammograms over 2D mammograms, reports Ronnie Cohen for NPR. With a 3D mammogram, digital breast tomosynthesis, you are less likely to be asked to come back for...
Health insurers successfully gouge Medicare
Fred Schulte and Holly Hacker report for KFFHealthNews on the power of the health insurance industry to reap extra billions from Medicare with near impunity. Millions of dollars in lobbying money and...
Doctors and hospitals face increasing claims denials
The big health insurers are destroying our health care system, while profiting wildly. They cannot rein in costs, so Americans with insurance often cannot afford their care. Moreover, the insurers...