Syndication

• KFF Health News: Concerns Grow Over Quality of Care as Investor Groups Buy Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes

  March 14, 2024: Shelly Olson’s mother, who has dementia, has lived at the Scandia Village nursing home in rural Sister Bay, Wisconsin, for almost five years. At first, Olson said, her mother received great care at the facility, then owned by a not-for-profit organ...Read more >

• KFF Health News: Dementia Can Take a Toll on Financial Health, as Some Families Learn the Hard Way

  June 23, 2023: Angela Reynolds knew her mother’s memory was slipping, but she didn’t realize how bad things had gotten until she started to untangle her mom’s finances: unpaid bills, unusual cash withdrawals, and the discovery that, oddly, the mortgage on the...Read more >

• New Retiree Voting Record Report Released

  March 13, 2023:  Scores Congress on Votes Including the Landmark “Inflation Reduction Act” Washington, DC – The Alliance for Retired Americans released its 2022 Congressional Voting Record, which scored each U.S. Senator and Representative on critical reti...Read more >

• Kaiser Health News: Weighing Risks of a Major Surgery: 7 Questions Older Americans Should Ask Their Surgeon

  January 05, 2023: Larry McMahon, who turned 80 in December, is weighing whether to undergo a major surgery. Over the past five years, his back pain has intensified. Physical therapy, muscle relaxants, and injections aren’t offering relief. “It’s a pain that l...Read more >

• While Inflation Takes a Toll on Seniors, Billions of Dollars in Benefits Go Unused

  September 15, 2022: Millions of older adults are having trouble making ends meet, especially during these inflationary times. Yet many don’t realize help is available, and some notable programs that offer financial assistance are underused. A few examples: Nearly ...Read more >

• Kaiser Health News: Medicare Surprise – Drug Plan Prices Touted During Open Enrollment Can Rise Within a Month

  May 03, 2022: Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up for a new Medicare prescription drug plan during last fall’s enrollment period and when she tried to fill her first prescription in January. She picked a Humana drug pl...Read more >

• Kaiser Health News: It’s Your Choice: You Can Change Your Views of Aging and Improve Your Life

  April 13, 2022: People’s beliefs about aging have a profound impact on their health, influencing everything from their memory and sensory perceptions to how well they walk, how fully they recover from disabling illness, and how long they live. When aging is...Read more >

• Kaiser Health News: Insulin Copay Cap Passes House Hurdle, But Senate Looks for a Broader Bill

  April 06, 2022: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) talks to reporters as she heads to the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2022, in Washington. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES) The chances of passing election-year legislation to help people afford insulin — which weeks ago see...Read more >

• Kaiser Health News: Pharma Cash to Congress

  March 31, 2022: Every year, pharmaceutical companies contribute millions of dollars to U.S. senators and representatives as part of a multipronged effort to influence health care lawmaking and spending priorities. Use this tool to explore the sizable role drugmakers...Read more >

• KHN: Covid’s ‘Silver Lining’: Research Breakthroughs for Chronic Disease, Cancer, and the Common Flu

  March 23, 2022:   The billions of dollars invested in covid vaccines and covid-19 research so far are expected to yield medical and scientific dividends for decades, helping doctors battle influenza, cancer, cystic fibrosis, and far more diseases. ...Read more >