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2020 Social Security and Medicare Trustees report
This year’s Social Security and Medicare Trustees reports were released without considering...
Coronavirus: Atypical symptoms for older adults
It seems that the novel coronavirus causes atypical symptoms in older adults. Judith Graham reports...
2020: What you might not know about Medicare Advantage plans
The Kaiser Family Foundation has a new report on Medicare Advantage plans–private health...
Coronavirus: Drug companies uninterested in combating infectious...
As the COVID-19 crisis grows, Big Pharma is trying to position itself as the key to ending this...
Why are taxpayers paying Medicare Advantage plans for VA care?
A new study, published in JAMA network, finds that the VA delivers a significant amount of costly...
Coronavirus: Who’s immune?
It’s not at all clear yet when the need for social isolation will end and life will return to...
Coronavirus: How best to guarantee everyone access to care
In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, members of Congress are proposing all sorts of ways to...
Coronavirus: Have a plan if you get sick
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers an array of advice to people during the...
Coronavirus: Minimizing the health risks of isolation
Paula Span reports for The New York Times on efforts to minimize the risks of isolation for older...