Over the last several years, local health clinics have been springing up to meet consumer...
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In retirement, income gap worsens for women
We know that women earn 79 cents for every dollar men earn. A new report from the Institute on...
With limited options, one in three people visit the ER every two...
A recent Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, NPR, Harvard School of Public Health poll reveals that one...
Is it fair to say we have a retirement crisis?
It is easy to find policymakers and thought leaders who deny we have a retirement crisis. But...
U.S. health care vs. the world
Over the past few years, the United States has made some major changes to its health care system...
Support family caregivers: Why your voice matters now
There are 43 million Americans caring for a frail older adult or a person with a disability...
One in four people with Medicare spend around $11,500 yearly on...
Medicare only covers about half of a typical person’s health care costs. Medicare does not cover...
Millionaires pay into Social Security just a few weeks each year
Wealthy Americans pay much less into Social Security as a proportion of their earned income than...
Dementia declining as life expectancy grows
We don’t understand the causes of most dementia, but we know that people with dementia...
Does your hospital have enough nurses?
Nurses represent the largest health profession in the United States. But, we have been experiencing...