What will your Social Security benefit be when you retire? Knowing how much you will receive from Social Security can help with your retirement planning. Two-thirds of Americans rely on Social...
Diane Archer
Who’s your health care buddy?
There are many benefits of being “all in it together,” but many of us still prefer the “every man for himself” way of life. Whatever your preference, there’s no question that...
Will Trump give his supporters the lower health care costs they...
As we know, Trump supporters, like most Americans want to see lower prices on basic necessities, like gas and eggs. They also want to see lower health care costs, reports Noam Levey for NPR. What...
Senator Grassley takes on UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage...
One moderate Republican Senator is concerned about the billions of dollars in government overpayments to UnitedHealth Medicare Advantage. Senator Chuck Grassley, who chairs the Senate Judiciary...
The health benefits of tea
For some time we’ve know that tea has nutritional value. New research shows that tea can eliminate unhealthy elements in your water, reports Amudalat Ajasa for the Washington Post. Tea leaves...
2025: Will Congress extend Medicare telehealth coverage?
Congress will decide whether to extend Medicare Coverage of telehealth services this year. Ruth Reader and Erin Schumaker report for Politico that cost should not be an issue. The latest findings...
Congressional Budget Office finds $1 trillion in Medicare...
Merrill Goozner writes for his Gooznews Substack “if only the GOP was more like Willie Sutton.” Republicans in Congress are working to cut $880 billion from the budget to pay for tax cuts...
President Trump threatens Pharma with tariffs
President Trump has spent his first few weeks in office undoing much of what President Biden had put in place, but he is not (yet) prepared to undo the Medicare drug price negotiation provisions in...
In winter, expect more chronic conditions
We all know there are foods and behaviors we need to avoid in order to feel healthy. We might lose sleep or get stomach upset if we eat foods with gluten or drink wine. We might mess up our backs if...
Supplements can damage your liver
Supplements are a multibillion dollar business in the US ($200 billion globally,) with more than half of Americans taking one or more of the 80,000 different supplements sold. But, in most instances...