Susan Jaffe writes for Kaiser Health News about the risk that your Medicare Advantage plan will inappropriately deny you the nursing home care you need. Because the government pays Medicare Advantage...
Diane Archer
2023: Medicare premiums and other costs
The Medicare Open Enrollment period begins on October 15 and ends on December 7, so you will have several weeks to review your Medicare options for 2023. Particularly if you have Medicare Part D drug...
New Alzheimer’s drug shows promise at slowing cognitive...
Damien Garde and Adam Feuerstein report for Stat News on likely FDA approval of a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease. In a clinical trial, the drug was shown to slow cognitive decline by 27...
How sweet is your diet?
Our brains are programmed to love sugar. And, sugar is in all foods with carbohydrates, including fruits, vegetables, grains, and dairy. Eating these whole foods is good for your health because your...
2022: Health care costs threaten the well-being of many Americans
Fewer Americans are uninsured than ever–almost half the number before the Affordable Care Act took effect. But, rates of underinsurance are high, with millions of people having gaps in their...
Health insurance industry continues to mislead on high costs of...
Whatever you say about Medicare Advantage–the Medicare health plans administered by private insurance companies–one thing is undeniably true: Medicare Advantage costs more than...
2023 Medicare and You Handbook continues to mislead on Medicare...
The 2023 Medicare and You Handbook is now available for your reading pleasure. Unfortunately, it continues to mislead and confuse in significant ways about Medicare Advantage. Though the Centers for...
Hospital 340B program fails low-income communities
Katie Thomas and Jessica Silver-Greenberg report for The New York Times on how a big non-profit hospital system took money that should have been funneled into patient care in a low-income community...
Private equity takes advantage of older adults in long-term care...
Christine Spolar reports for Kaiser Health News on the private equity takeover of long-term care in Britain and its toll on elder care. In short, private equity is doing to British long-term care...
Five exercises to improve balance for safety and health
As we age, it becomes more likely that we will fall and break a hip or a shoulder. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that falls are the top cause of injury and death from injury for...