If you have a question for Social Security these days, be ready to speak with a robot. More than four in ten calls to SocialSecurity now go directly to the bot. Unfortunately, if you end up talking ...
Diane Archer
Reduce your risk of diabetes, eat healthy
Diabetes is most prevalent among people over 65. As many as 26 percent of older Americans have diabetes. But, new evidence indicates that older adults can reduce their risk of diabetes if they follow...
CVS and Walgreens make getting a Covid vaccine a nightmare in...
Covid infections are rising, but CVS and Walgreens have decided that they will not administer Covid vaccines in more than 12 states. Maggie Astor and Dani Blum report for The New York Times that the...
AI wearable robot can help stroke patients move
Neurodegenerative diseases, such as ALS and stroke, often result in lack of motor function. It becomes challenging for people with these conditions to lift an arm or simply move. But, bioengineers at...
Medicare Advantage insurers pay doctors and hospitals as much as...
The 2025 Omniscient Health Physician Medicare Income Report confirms what physicians have been saying: Insurers offering Medicare Advantage HMOs and PPOs pay doctors and hospitals as much as 15...
One health insurer admits that Medicare Advantage is broken
In its latest advertising campaign, the SCAN Group, an insurer that offers non-profit Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, admits that the Medicare Advantage program is broken, reports Paige Minemyer for...
Health care costs are prohibitive for one in three people with...
While in many ways Medicare is a critical guarantee of access to good affordable health care for older adults and people with disabilities, increasingly some enrollees find health care costs...
More reasons not to trust Medicare insurance agents
If you think you can trust the nice man (or woman) who claims to “want to help you choose a Medicare plan,” think again. The Medicare Advantage insurers have stacked the deck against you...
Prepare for US drug price increases as more tariffs take effect
Most ingredients in both brand name and generic drugs are made outside the US. The Trump administration’s sizeable tariffs are likely to push their costs up. Rebecca Robbins and Jonathan Corum...
2025: It’s nearly time to get your flu shot
It’s important to get a flu shot every year, no matter how old you are. Even RFK Jr. supports the flu shot for most people. It’s particularly important for older adults. And, Medicare covers it...