By Mary Johnson, editor Remember “Flo”? In 1999 she was the blond, perky, mature lady who came onto our TV screens telling us that she…
What To Do When The Doctor Recommends A Budget Busting Drug Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board Recently we received the following: My doctor wants…
Public anger over the rising costs of insulin and other key life-saving drugs has grown in recent years, and now a new federal analysis reveals…
Prescription drug costs are one of the fastest-growing expenses in retirement. Last year, about 23% of you postponed filling one or more prescriptions due to…
Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage hit a new milestone this year. The highly — loathed “doughnut hole” or “coverage gap” closed this year. But…
An estimated 10 million Medicare beneficiaries who are covered by a Medigap policy and Part D plan, spent $5,000 in 2019 — $416 per month…
(Washington, DC) Making the effort to check health and prescription drug coverage during the Medicare Open Enrollment Period, October 15th through December 7th, can pay…
The United States pays the highest drug prices of any developed nation in the world. We asked participants in our 2019 Senior Survey to evaluate…
As Congress and Democratic candidates debate Medicare-for-all, TSCL’s 2019 Senior Survey finds tepid support among older Americans for expanding Medicare to everyone. On the other…
A new analysis of twelve frequently- prescribed drugs illustrates that Medicare recipients frequently overpay for their medications. Because Medicare doesn’t negotiate drug prices, there are…