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Housekeeping is good for healthy aging, especially if you...
New research from the Nurses’ Health Study, reported in JAMA, offers some hope for those of...
Voters overwhelmingly support adding dental benefits to Medicare
Voters overwhelmingly support adding dental benefits to Medicare, reports BusinessWire. But, will...
Dr. Oz’s heart valve: A cautionary tale about medical...
Dr. Oz proudly endorses an implantable heart valve that he had a role in inventing, which won FDA...
Wall Street Journal exposes how insurers game Medicare...
Christopher Weaver and others report for The Wall Street Journal on how Medicare Advantage insurers...
Medicare Advantage provides huge gross margins to insurers
Page Minemeyer reports for Fiercehealthcare on a new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) analysis...
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Hayden Rooke-Ley et al. write in the The New England Journal of Medicine about the dangers of a...
Donald Trump’s threat to Medicare and Social Security
Donald Trump was the worst president for seniors in the history of the nation. That is not...
Are weight-loss drugs cost effective?
Millions of Americans now take weight-loss drugs, some as a treatment for diabetes but...
New report shows Medicare Advantage might not save you money
Many people say they enroll in Medicare Advantage–Medicare coverage through private health...