The summer season is upon us, and we are heading quickly to the end of the federal government’s fiscal year, September 30th. That’s the date…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through its Administration for Community Living, has released “Aging in the United States: A Strategic Framework for…
Last February, it was discovered that Change Healthcare had been the victim of a cyberattack and that up to a third of Americans had their…
In what could be another weapon in the battle against high drug prices, two Democratic lawmakers, one in the Senate and one in the House,…
The Social Security Board of Trustees released its annual report on the financial status of the Social Security programs in May. Both the Trustees and…
For immediate release: May 15, 2024 April CPI-W Comes in at 3.4% The April CPI-W (Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers)…
At Last, Congress Funds Government for Current Fiscal Year They were six months past their deadline but in late March Congress finally managed to pass…
The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients By Judith Graham March 27, 2024 KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down…
Nursing homes, hospice providers, and inpatient psychiatric facilities would all see Medicare pay hikes next year under proposals recently released by the Biden administration. Hospice…
According to an article in Newsweek, seniors relying on Medicare for their health care are being targeted by a widespread “phantom billing” scam that has…