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Fit, Not Frail: Exercise as a Tonic for Aging
The New York Times, June 24 2008Fact: Every hour of every day, 330 Americans turn 60. Fact: By 2030, one in five Americans will be older than 65. Fact: The number of people over 100 doubles every decade. Fact: As they age, people lose muscle mass Read More
Fidelity: $85k needed for long-term care costs
The Boston Globe, June 26, 2008A 65-year-old couple needs $85,000 on average to cover insurance costs for long-term care such as nursing home stays in retirement, according to a study to be released Thursday by Fidelity Investments. Read More
Medicare Savings vs. the Lobbyists
The New York Times, June 25, 2008To cut costs and reduce fraud in one corner of the sprawling Medicare program, Congress called for competitive bidding on medical equipment that is provided to elderly and disabled Americans and set a sensible schedule Read More
Rising Challenger Takes On Elder-Care System
The Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2008In the spring of 2001, Bill Thomas, dressed in his usual sweat shirt and Birkenstock sandals, entered the buttoned-down halls of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. His message: Nursing homes need to be taken out Read More
Retirement money worries mount for workers
San Francisco Chronicle, May 20th, 2008Americans are worried that they might not have enough money for retirement, as health care costs rise and inflation erodes the value of their savings, according to a survey released Monday. The study sponsored Read More
Study: Boomers to flood medical system
Yahoo News, April 14th, 2008Millions of baby boomers are about to enter a health care system for seniors that not only isn't ready for them, but may even discourage them from getting quality care. "We face an impending crisis as the growing number Read More
Most Older Americans Living Longer and Better
US News & World Report, March 27th, 2008Older Americans are living longer than ever and enjoying better health and financial security, a new report finds. Yet there continue to be lingering disparities between racial and ethnic groups. In 2006, Read More
Gap in Life Expectancy Widens for the Nation
The New York Times, March 23rd, 2008New government research has found “large and growing” disparities in life expectancy for richer and poorer Americans, paralleling the growth of income inequality in the last two decades. Life expectancy for the nation Read More
No Country for Young Men
The Atlantic Online, February 23rd, 2008It is cliché to speak of sleepy little country towns, but my mother’s hometown goes beyond sleepy into Rip van Winkle territory. Newark, New York, has more churches than bars. Neat clapboards and stately Victorians Read More
Medicare Drug Plan Fuels Health-Care Spending
Healthday News, January 8th, 2007he new Medicare prescription drug plan was largely responsible for an 18.7 percent increase in Medicare spending in 2006, which was double the increase in spending from the year before, U.S. health officials report.In Read More
U.S. Ruling Backs Benefit Cut at 65 in Retiree Plans
The New York Times, December 27th, 2007The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that employers could reduce or eliminate health benefits for retirees when they turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare.The policy, set forth in a new regulation, Read More
Covering the bases: You can get Medicare - even without Social Security
Maryland Gazette, November 5th, 2007 I didn't opt to collect my Social Security benefit yet, but I want to sign up for Medicare when I turn 65 in a few months. Can I do that? Yes, you can sign up for your Medicare even if you are not collecting Read More
Medicare Is Unlikely to Restrict Coverage of Drug-Coated Stents
The Wall Street Journal, October 24th, 2007An official at the agency that runs Medicare said the government insurance program would "probably not" restrict coverage of drug-coated stents in response to concerns that they increase the risk of blood Read More
Medicare Changes Didn't Alter Cancer Care
Yahoo News, October 8th, 2007A 2003 overhaul of Medicare that changed the way oncologists are reimbursed for their services did not alter cancer patients' perceptions of their quality of care, a new survey found.The poll also found that cancer patients Read More
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Medicare Audits Show Problems in Private Plans
The New York Times, September 8th, 2007Tens of thousands of Medicare recipients have been victims of deceptive sales tactics and had claims improperly denied by private insurers that run the system’s huge new drug benefit program and offer other private Read More
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