Tens of billions of dollars a year in Medicare Advantage overpayments are taking a huge toll on the Medicare Trust Fund and driving up Medicare Part B premiums. They also are not deterring Medicare...
Diane Archer
Heart disease is on the rise, especially for people over 65
Cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease and coronary artery disease kills more than 800,000 people each year. It’s the number one killer for people over 65. And, Judith Graham...
Nearly three in 10 Americans opt to forgo medical care because...
A Federal Reserve report released last month on the economic well-being of Americans finds that nearly three in 10 Americans opted to forgo medical care because of the cost in 2022. And, the plight...
Will Kaiser Permanente’s purchase of Geisinger benefit...
In an op-ed for Forbes, Robert Pearl, MD, former longtime CEO of California-based Permanente Medical Group–the part of Kaiser Permanente responsible for health care delivery–shares his...
Can AI help with medical advice?
A post by the Lown Institute asks whether AI (artificial intelligence) could replace your doctors and provide you with as good or better medical advice? It picks up on a JAMA Internal Medicine...
What to do when an aging parent needs help but doesn’t...
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...
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...