Nona Tepper reports for Modern Healthcare on a new health insurer strategy to enroll more Medicare...
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Avoid opioids to treat dental pain
Teresa Carr writes for Consumer Reports on the best drugs to treat dental pain. Hint: Avoid...
Vermont Medicare experiment improves health and lowers costs
Modern Healthcare reports on a Vermont Medicare experiment that has been found to improve patient...
Coronavirus: Social Security stands on solid ground
Eric Kingson and Nancy Altman write for the Daily News on the Social Security Trustees Report...
What will a new Medicare dental benefit cover?
The budget reconciliation bill working its way through Congress includes a Medicare dental benefit...
Costa Rica’s investment in public health extends life
Atul Gawande writes for the New Yorker on Costa Rica’s secret to longevity–government...
Caregiving has become increasingly common, challenging and costly
We are an aging population. And, caring for older adults is costly. Not surprisingly, family...
Grandfamily housing: A means to support multigenerational...
Grandparents are increasingly caregiving for grandchildren and other young relatives. Carly Stern...
Confirmed: Private insurance is full of ugly surprises
Thank god that Medicare regulates provider rates for older and disabled Americans and gives people...
Coronavirus: Why you should get a booster shot
If you were first in line to be vaccinated, it might be time to get a booster shot reports Sarah...