According to a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research, per capita health care spending for the elderly in the US is substantially higher than for the population as a whole. One reason for this is high presc ...

This is not a legislative issue, but we are giving the information because it could affect many seniors, as well as others, of course. Recently, the Red Cross announced it faces an emergency blood and platelet shortag ...

One potential casualty of the negotiations taking place among the Democrats is an expansion of Medicare that would add dental, vision and hearing benefits. The provision is favored by progressives, but at $350 billion ov ...

For the last month, at least, we’ve been reporting each week on the fate of attempts by the slim Democratic majorities in Congress to put together legislation that would improve Medicare in one way or another. It is e ...