John Leland reports for the New York Times on robots designed to help meet the needs of nursing...
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Members of Congress urge administration to end overpayments in...
If you have traditional Medicare, you are paying higher Part B premiums to cover higher costs in...
Washington State delays plans to give residents a long-term care...
If the US does not already have a long-term care crisis, and there’s a good argument we do...
Coronavirus: If you have Medicare, it’s time for a second...
The coronavirus pandemic may appear to be waning in the US, but COVID-19 continues to rear its ugly...
Coronavirus: A new pill treats the virus
A new pill, Paxlovid, treats the novel coronavirus after you become infected. The Food and Drug...
Whistleblowers expose fraudulent Medicare Advantage billing...
Bloomberg News reports on allegations that several major health insurance companies are defrauding...
Our nursing home crisis is only worsening; who cares?
Jay Caspian King writes for the New York Times about our worsening nursing home crisis. For decades...
One in four Medicare Advantage plans engage in misleading...
Allison Bell reports for Think Advisor on the federal government’s decision to hold off...
Medicare is new cash cow for insurers
In a move generally ignored by most media outlets, the Biden administration this week made the...
Medicare won’t cover Alzheimer’s drug, except in...
Once in a while, the government prevails against drugmakers. Last Thursday, the Centers for...