As their cost of living grows while their incomes remain flat, older adults in the US and abroad...
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Medicare Trustees project Medicare Trust Fund to last until 2030...
Medicare is in relatively good financial health for the moment. In their 2014 report, the...
Medicare: Its Beginnings
On July 30, 1965, almost 50 years ago, Congress enacted Medicare to ensure that older adults had...
Debt collection is a serious concern for older Americans
Debt collection has become a big business, with 30 million Americans (14.6 percent) having at least...
Medicare costs are dropping
This 2014 chart from The New York Times shows that, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, projected...
More Americans planning to work past age 65
More Americans are planning to delay retirement and work longer. A 2014 CBS news poll shows...
Are you ready to start thinking about long-term care? Perhaps...
It’s time to start thinking about long-term services options. According to a new Health Affairs...
How our health care system hurts millions of working people
A recent Health Affairs post by Uwe Reinhardt explains why the government’s support of health...
US rations care based on ability to pay
Making insured Americans pay high deductibles and large amounts in coinsurance and copays before...
Individual saving and spending for long-term care services and...
Fact: Americans pay a lot of money out of pocket for long-term care services and supports. Costs...