Long-term care can cost a lot. Medicare sometimes picks up a small piece of the cost. Medicaid can cover a lot of the cost. Paying out-of-pocket for long-term care tends to be extremely...
Diane Archer
Evidence suggests cutting Medicare will hurt kids
Benefits to kids tend to go hand in hand with benefits to older adults. And, evidence suggests that cutting Medicare will hurt kids. If you analyze the data, countries that spend a greater share of...
Drug and device companies paid doctors and hospitals nearly $3.5...
New federal data reveals that drug and device companies paid doctors and hospitals significant amounts of money to help promote their products in 2013. Thanks to health care reform, which requires...
With Affordable Care Act, more Latinos insured
A new report from the Commonwealth Fund reveals that thanks to the Affordable Care Act, many more Latinos are insured. Overall, there has been a 13 point increase in the Latino population with...
Two questions you should answer during the Medicare Open...
For anyone on Medicare and many caregivers, Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period is a time to reconsider coverage options. The open enrollment period runs between October 15th and December 7th...
History of Medicare
Medicare and other programs that benefit older adults and people with disabilities have gone through a lot over the years. The history of Medicare speaks volumes for Medicare’s value in keeping...
Caregivers have rights too…at least in some cases
We all know how hard being a caregiver can be. The financial, emotional an physical tolls are often enormous. Caregiving demands are likely to pull people away from their paid jobs. Thanks to the...
Americans give our health care system a C on affordability
Just released survey findings from Consumers Union, the advocacy arm of Consumer Reports, reveal that a majority of Americans believe that key health care stakeholders are making too much money off...
Three things to know about cardiac care
More than 2 million people in America experience a heart attack or heart failure each year. Often they need cardiac care, specifically rehab services. Here’s what you should know: Coverage:...
Chained CPI reduces Social Security benefits and income
Fact: A chained CPI (“consumer price index”) is a way of calculating cost-of-living adjustments to Social Security benefits that does not keep up with inflation for older adults. It...