When helping my aging father, I struggled to respect his autonomy while ensuring his safety. Not easy. Judith Graham provides helpful tips in Kaiser Health News on how to assist an aging parent and...
Diane Archer
How to protect your eyesight and a warning about some eyedrops
As you age, your eyesight often deteriorates, particularly for seeing things up close and distinguishing colors. Unfortunately, Medicare does not cover most vision care. The National Institute on...
Financial scams: Beware of strangers offering help
Financial scams abound. Scammers prey on people, particularly older people, in all kinds of ways — first building trust, then offering “help” and then asking for money. Here are a few...
Homelessness among older adults is on the rise
Christopher Rowland reports for The Washington Post on rising homelessness among older adults. Increasingly middle class older adults are facing food and housing insecurity. As many as 250,000 older...
Health insurers increasingly deny coverage for critical care
Elisabeth Rosenthal writes for The Washington Post on the rising rate of health insurance denials. High denial rates are not surprising given that health insurers generate greater revenues on each...
Medicare Advantage could be the death of Medicare
In an op-ed for The Nation, Ady Barkan, co-director of Be a Hero, makes the compelling case that Medicare Advantage, the part of Medicare administered by private health insurers, could be the death...
Large corporate entities drive major generic drug shortages
Yes, we are facing drug shortages in the United States, the wealthiest country in the world. The result is that many Americans with cancer and other deadly diseases are not able to receive treatment...
Senator Sanders pushes for greater investment in community...
Daniel Payne and Burgess Everett report for Politico on Bernie Sanders latest big push on the health care front. As Chair of the Senate HELP committee, Sanders is moving to put $190 billion more into...
What we don’t know about Medicare Advantage plans
The Kaiser Family Foundation just released a report detailing the many data gaps in Medicare Advantage–the corporate health plan option administered by private health insurers. This missing...
You still can’t trust Medicare Advantage plan provider...
Back in 2019, I wrote a post for Just Care on why you can’t trust Medicare Advantage plan provider directories. Unfortunately, you can’t trust their ads, their sales agents, the quality...