In an op-ed for Forbes, Robert Pearl, MD, former longtime CEO of California-based Permanente...
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Financial scams: Beware of strangers offering help
Financial scams abound. Scammers prey on people, particularly older people, in all kinds of ways...
Homelessness among older adults is on the rise
Christopher Rowland reports for The Washington Post on rising homelessness among older adults...
Health insurers increasingly deny coverage for critical care
Elisabeth Rosenthal writes for The Washington Post on the rising rate of health insurance...
Medicare Advantage could be the death of Medicare
In an op-ed for The Nation, Ady Barkan, co-director of Be a Hero, makes the compelling case that...
Large corporate entities drive major generic drug shortages
Yes, we are facing drug shortages in the United States, the wealthiest country in the world. The...
Senator Sanders pushes for greater investment in community...
Daniel Payne and Burgess Everett report for Politico on Bernie Sanders latest big push on the...
You still can’t trust Medicare Advantage plan provider...
Back in 2019, I wrote a post for Just Care on why you can’t trust Medicare Advantage plan...
Cigna denies medical claims with a “click and submit”
A new Pro Publica report finds that Cigna’s physicians reject millions of their...
Fraudsters banned from the Medicare program circumvent the ban
How does the federal government stop repeated Medicare fraud and abuse you might ask? Too often it...