Lauren Weber and Trisha Thadani report for the Washington Post that the government shutdown could...
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Older adults struggle to age in place and get care
Older adults are facing worsening health as a result of limited incomes, challenges getting medical...
Government will include Medicare Advantage provider info in Plan...
For far too long, insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans have been able to hide the fact their...
Republicans are coming after Medicare
We all know that Republicans have taken a sledgehammer to Medicaid, cutting $1 trillion over the...
Emerging data reveal high ER death rates at private-equity owned...
A Harvard Medical School national study reveals higher patient death rates at private equity-owned...
Progress in treating Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s disease develops when tiny amyloid-beta plaques build up between neurons in our...
Always appeal your health insurer’s denials; you have a...
Health insurers offering Medicare Advantage plans, corporate health plans, health plans on the...
Have you gotten your shingles vaccine?
The shingles vaccine can be especially important for older adults. The vaccine blocks the...
Will drug companies ever stop their misleading ads?
In a New York Times op-ed, Marty Makary MD, head of the Food and Drug Administration, explains the...
The immediate and long-term risks of even one alcoholic drink a...
Jillian Wilson writes for the Huffington Post on a new federal study that highlights both the...