The Kaiser Family Foundation reports that more than 40 percent of adults have some medical debt...
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A bear market is jeopardizing people’s retirement security
The stock market is in a downward plunge, and there’s no sign that it will be heading in the...
Senate Budget Committee holds hearing on Social Security...
[Excerpts from the testimony of Nancy Altman and Alex Lawson before the US Senate Budget Committee...
Congress must overhaul the way it pays Medicare Advantage plans
For years, government and independent analysts have shown that the Centers for Medicare and...
Robots can help older adults age in place
Millions of older adults are living in isolation, with no one to care for them, and millions more...
2022 Trustees’ report on Social Security and Medicare...
The 2022 Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ report shows slight improvements in the...
Can you trust AARP when it comes to choosing a Medicare...
Back in the 90’s, when I was launching the Medicare Rights Center, AARP partnered with United...
Most Medicare Advantage plans will see lower star-ratings
Robert King writes for Fierce Healthcare about a change to Medicare’s star-rating system for...
Evidence abounds that Medicare Advantage needs an overhaul
In a new Health Affairs post, Rick Gilfillan, MD, and Donald Berwick, MD, rebut unfounded claims by...
California plans to produce generic drugs for its residents
Like most drug prices, insulin prices are out of control. Unlike most other drugs, insulin has been...