Housing takes the biggest chunk of most household budgets — about one – third to one – half of the monthly budget of older adults.…
As prices for virtually everything soared over the past year, many older households are struggling to stay afloat. TSCL’s online survey, conducted from January through…
The Biden administration is pushing for increasing federal nursing home staffing requirements. That effort has entered the important rulemaking phase, which will determine what the…
We have previously reported on the decision of Medicare to cover the cost of the very expensive and controversial Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm only in very…
Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to update Medicare enrollment and eligibility rules that would expand coverage…
Discussions have started over the possibility of importing drugs from Canada as a way of lowering drug costs. The Food and Drug Administration (FDC) has…
The Biden Administration is starting to identify the programs that will be receiving aid because of the President’s American Rescue Plan that was passed by…
The importance of meeting with your Senators or Representatives when they are home was demonstrated last week at a local meeting with Senator Chuck Grassley…
We are all tired of it – tired of even hearing about it – and we want our lives to go back to normal. But…
At the beginning of this year, seniors enrolled in Medicare Part B saw the largest increase in their premiums dollar-wise in the program’s history. As…
