Making insured Americans pay high deductibles and large amounts in coinsurance and copays before they receive care is tantamount to rationing care based on the ability to pay. A new Gallup poll...
Diane Archer
Individual saving and spending for long-term care services and...
Fact: Americans pay a lot of money out of pocket for long-term care services and supports. Costs comprise 15% of overall spending in 2011. Fact: In 2013, a private room in a nursing home cost about...
Beware of discriminatory pricing by health plans
Under the health care law, insurers must cover everyone who wants to enroll in their health plans, but they can and might use discriminatory pricing or narrow networks to keep you from enrolling or...
Four things to think about regarding Medicaid estate recovery
If you have Medicaid, you will likely have low health care costs. However, in some instances, after you pass, your state may attempt to get back some of those costs through Medicaid estate...
Medicare costs high for older adults and people with disabilities
No one should think that Medicare provides more than partial health care coverage. A new Kaiser Family Foundation report reveals high costs for people with Medicare. Average out-of-pocket...
4 in 10 people do not have a good understanding of how their...
In our crazy for-profit driven health care marketplace, health insurers likely profit from people not understanding insurance terms. For sure, people end up spending more on their care than they...
How old will you be when you begin to feel old?
If you’re wondering why politicians and reporters refer to people 65 and older as “elderly” or “senior citizens,” you’re not alone. The overwhelming majority of Americans (79 percent)...
Walk as much as possible, especially in the hospital.
According to the American Academy of Nursing, as many as two thirds of all older adults who are hospitalized leave the hospital unable to walk independently even though they walked independently when...
Did you know that your local non-profit hospital must work with...
A report by the Hilltop Institute explains that non-profit hospitals are legally obligated to deliver community benefits, and they do. Back in 2002, the Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation...
For a wealthy country, the US offers stingy Social Security...
A new chart from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development highlights how meager retirement benefits are in America. As compared to 33 other countries, the United States ranks 27th...