‘It’s Becoming Too Expensive to Live’: Anxious Older Adults Try to Cope With Limited Budgets
Economic insecurity is upending the lives of millions of older adults as soaring housing costs and inflation diminish the value ...
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Watch: How Nursing Homes Put Friends and Families on the Hook for Residents’ Debts
Pursuing unpaid bills, nursing homes have been routinely suing not only residents but their friends and families, a review of ...
No-Bid Medicaid Contract for Kaiser Permanente Is Now California Law, but Key Details Are Missing
California lawmakers have approved a controversial no-bid statewide Medi-Cal contract for HMO giant Kaiser Permanente over the objection of county ...
Scam Promising Government Funds Defrauds Elderly Victims of $486,000
A 35-year old Maryland man has been found guilty of schemes targeting the elderly. He defrauded 13 seniors of nearly ...
‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care
Some screenings and preventative tests are free under the Affordable Care Act. But this popular provision comes with challenges and ...
How to Get Rid of Medical Debt — Or Avoid It in the First Place
If you’re worried about incurring debt during a health crisis or are struggling to deal with bills you already have, ...
California Wants to Slash Insulin Prices by Becoming a Drugmaker. Can It Succeed?
California is diving into the prescription drug business, attempting to achieve what no other state has done: produce its own ...
AARP’s Billion-Dollar Bounty
In September, AARP, the giant organization for older Americans, agreed to promote a burgeoning chain of medical clinics called Oak ...
Despite a First-Ever ‘Right-to-Repair’ Law, There’s No Easy Fix for Wheelchair Users
When wheelchair components wear out or break down, the road to repair is littered with obstacles.
Her First Colonoscopy Cost Her $0. Her Second Cost $2,185. Why?
Preventative screenings, such as colonoscopies, are covered under the Affordable Care Act. But physicians and medical facilities have latitude in ...