A new paper by Steffie Woolhandler et al. in the Annals of Medicine exposes our health care...
Medicaid
Free local resources to help older adults
If you’re looking for free local resources to help older adults, your local Area Agency on Aging...
Programs that lower your costs if you have Medicare
Medicare only covers about half of a typical person’s health care costs. So, even with...
Evidence suggests privatized Medicaid long-term care may put...
The US health insurance system has become increasingly privatized. One big trend is in the Medicaid...
Four things to know if your income is low and you have Medicare
Today, more than 11.4 million older adults and people with disabilities are enrolled in both...
People with Medicare and Medicaid in Special Needs Plans at...
A paper in Health Affairs by Marc A. Cohen et al. explains that people with Medicare and Medicaid...
What’s a Medicare Special Needs Plan?
Medicare offers commercial health insurance coverage to help people with special needs...
People with serious health needs more likely to disenroll from...
A new study by David Meyers, Brown University School of Public Health, et al., of people enrolled...
Medicaid coverage of home and community-based care
If you would like to remain in your home as long as possible–sometimes called “aging in...
Medicare changing nursing home incentives to deter poor care
Kaiser Health News reports on a ghastly phenomenon that appears all too common for people with...