Sitting down with a cocktail at the end of the day is no longer the norm for many people. Dana G. Smith reports for The New York Times that nonalcoholic drinks are taking off in the...
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Humana settles Medicare prescription drug fraud lawsuit
We continue to hear about inappropriate and sometimes fraudulent behavior on the part of insurance companies offering Medicare benefits. Yet, rarely, do these companies get caught, prosecuted and...
John Oliver: The Medicare hospice scam
Hospice offers comfort care for people with six months or less to live. Medicare covers hospice care. But, unscrupulous hospice agencies manipulate the Medicare hospice benefit for their benefit...
Over 65? Eat more salmon and less cheese!
As you age, you want more high-quality fatty proteins in your diet, Leigh Weingus reports for The Huffington Post. These proteins reduce inflammation and promote brain health. Eating more salmon...
Social Security benefits should increase modestly in 2025
Social Security benefits should increase modestly in 2025. Andy Markowitz reports for AARP that we won’t know for sure what the Social Security cost of living increase will be in 2025 until...
Medicare Advantage plans continue to endanger hospitals and...
Jakob Emerson reports for BeckersHospital on the plight of hospitals dealing with Medicare Advantage plans. The insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans often try to maximize profits by denying...
McKinsey weighs in on how Medicare Advantage plans can maximize...
In a new report, McKinsey offers insurers advice on how Medicare Advantage plans can maximize profits. McKinsey focuses on “star” power, keeping Medicare Advantage star ratings at four or...
Is it still safe to drive? Have the doctor request a driving test
If you are lucky enough to live to a ripe old age, there may come a time when you should stop driving, both for your own safety and the safety of others. You may no longer have the reflexes, the...
FDA won’t approve MDMA for treatment of PTSD
The FDA isn’t approving MDMA (sometimes known as the party-drug ecstasy or molly) for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD, a mental illness. Some Republican and Democratic...
Aspirin is good at preventing blood clots post-surgery. Why...
A recent study found that patients benefit as much from aspirin post-surgery as they do from costly and painful injectables. Both prevent blood clots in patients who have severely fractured a bone...