There’s good news for the 65 million people receiving the Social Security benefits they have...
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You can now buy hearing aids at the drugstore
Finally, the day has come when you can buy hearing aids at the drugstore, as well as Walmart and...
Bill in Congress would keep private insurers from using Medicare...
Congressmen Marc Pocan and Ro Khanna introduced the Save Medicare Act last week. If passed, the...
Government proposes national health care provider directory
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to create a national health care...
Senate Republicans introduce bill to undo Democrats’...
Congressional Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will lower health care costs for...
Medicare Advantage plans are an “Insatiable Cash...
In a no holds barred expose, Reed Abelson and Margot Sanger-Katz report for the New York Times on...
2023 Medicare Advantage star ratings fall
Medicare Advantage plan star ratings have always been a farce, and you should not trust them. Most...
Medicare might cover more dental services in a limited way
For years, Democrats in Congress have tried to add a dental benefit to Medicare without success...
New Alzheimer’s drug shows promise at slowing cognitive...
Damien Garde and Adam Feuerstein report for Stat News on likely FDA approval of a new drug to treat...
Hospital 340B program fails low-income communities
Katie Thomas and Jessica Silver-Greenberg report for The New York Times on how a big non-profit...