CNBC reports that California lawmakers just approved a resolution asking Congress to expand Social Security. The California legislators support Congressman John Larson’s Social Security 2100: A...
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Medical debt more prevalent among Medicare Advantage enrollees...
Steffie Woolhandler, David Himmelstein et al. write in JAMA Network about medical debt, which more than 18 percent of American households shoulder. What’s particularly noteworthy is that people...
Data show Medicare Advantage covers less nursing, rehab, home...
The Kaiser Family Foundation just released a new study looking at more than 60 past studies of Medicare Advantage. The takeaway is familiar: People with few health care needs fare well in Medicare...
Inspector General finds Medicare telehealth fraud
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began paying for a wide range of telehealth services at the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic in order to help ensure people with Medicare...
Americans want health care system overhaul
A new survey of Americans finds utter and complete dissatisfaction with our health care system, reports Amanda Seitz for AP News. Nearly nine in ten Americans say that health care is not handled well...
Coronavirus: Get your booster shot as soon as possible
Fall is in the air and the new Covid-19 booster vaccine is ready to be administered. This new booster shot is designed to protect you against different strains of the coronavirus. Get your booster...
Do you know about these free and low-cost benefits?
Judith Graham reports for Kaiser Health News on several programs that offer free and low-cost benefits to help older adults cover the cost of basic needs. Today, millions of people are not taking...
Most middle-income older adults will not be able to afford...
According to a new study by NORC at the University of Chicago, ten years from now, 11.5 million of the 16 million middle-income older adults might not be able to afford the long-term care they need...
Coronavirus: Get your flu shot early!
It’s important to get the flu shot every year, no matter how old you are. It’s particularly important for older adults. And, it is all the more important during this coronavirus pandemic. With...
Health care prices are rising, but not for Medicare
A new report by Altarum reveals that health care prices are once again increasing, for private payers, though not for Medicare. If there’s any good news for working people it’s that...