While Inflation Takes a Toll on Seniors, Billions of Dollars in Benefits Go Unused
Millions of older adults are having trouble making ends meet, especially during these inflationary times. Yet many don’t realize help ...
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‘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 ...
‘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 ...
Medicaid Weighs Attaching Strings to Nursing Home Payments to Improve Patient Care
The Biden administration is considering a requirement that the nation’s 15,500 nursing homes spend most of their payments from Medicaid ...
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.
Taco Bowls and Chicken Curry: Medi-Cal Delivers Ready Meals in Grand Health Care Experiment
One health plan is delivering medically tailored meals to select patients. It’s all part of a grand state experiment to ...
Medicare Surprise: Drug Plan Prices Touted During Open Enrollment Can Rise Within a Month
As early as three weeks after Medicare’s drug plan enrollment period ends on Dec. 7, insurance plans can change what ...
Why Black and Hispanic Seniors Are Left With a Less Powerful Flu Vaccine
Efforts to combat racial disparity in health health care are exploring why some ethnicities have fewer options for high-dose flu ...
Medicare Advantage Plans Send Pals to Seniors’ Homes for Companionship — And Profits
Since 2020, Medicare Advantage plans nationwide have partnered with companion providers to address members’ loneliness — a problem exacerbated by ...