Bernie Sanders is calling for Medicare for all. He says, “If the goal of health-care reform...
Health and financial security
How to avoid medical debt
A recent Kaiser Family Foundation report reveals the many ways the healthcare marketplace for...
Paramedics help people avoid emergency rooms
A new initiative is underway around the country to use firefighter paramedics to keep people out of...
Competition can’t rein in health care costs
Like many policy debates, there are two principal schools of thought regarding how to rein in...
Visiting the doctor costs even more than you think
Many of us not yet on Medicare visit the doctor in fear of the sizeable bill we will owe, even if...
What’s a Guaranteed Retirement Account?
We all need to be saving for retirement. But, the options for many of us are slim. Some of us...
How does age affect your cognitive abilities?
A recent study published in Psychological Science, by Laura Germine and Joshua Harshorne, looks at...
To maximize profit, health insurers dropping small businesses
Arguably, the people who have benefited most from the health care law—at least financially—are...
Over-treatment remains a problem
A new JAMA Internal Medicine study reveals that over-treatment remains a problem, even though...
MyRA, a new retirement savings option from the U.S. Treasury
Most older adults have limited savings. But, it’s estimated that seven out of ten older...