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...
Diane Archer
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...
How well do you understand the problem with health care costs?
Let Josh Sundquist explain four shocking facts about the problem with health care costs in his own delightful way.
Medicare Advantage plans are a bad deal for taxpayers
Two recent reports on Medicare Advantage plan billing practices reveal that Medicare Advantage plans are a bad deal for taxpayers. A number of them are bilking taxpayers of billions of dollars. A...
How much truth do you think there is in medical conspiracy...
A new JAMA study reveals that a large swath of the general public agrees with a variety of medical conspiracy theories. More than a third of Americans surveyed believe that pressure from the drug...
A simple blood test may be able to predict Alzheimer’s disease
According to a new report in Nature magazine, scientists have identified a new test that can predict with excellent accuracy whether an individual will develop Alzheimer’s disease or cognitive...
Older eligibility for Medicare is not wiser
Older eligibility for Medicare is not wiser. Raising the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67 actually ends up costing twice as much as it saves according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. And, it...
Could your cellphone distractions be harming your grandkids?
A recent study in Pediatrics looks at patterns of cellphone use by parents and other caregivers during mealtime. While the researchers drew no conclusions from the range of patterns they...
To help your memory, try learning a language
The jury’s still out, but researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Northwestern University in Illinois believe that older adults who study a language have a good chance of improving...