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How to Find Low-Cost Care for What Medicare Doesn’t Cover

Many organizations offer options for low-income people over 65

AUGUST 20, 2019 | By Edie Grossfield

Lawsuit Seeks to Let Medicare Patients Appeal Coverage Gap

Hospital 'observation care' doesn't count toward the nursing home care benefit

AUGUST 19, 2019 | By Susan Jaffe

2020 Election: How Amy Klobuchar’s Health Plan Could Help Family Caregivers

She favors a caregivers' tax credit and more funding for Alzheimer's research

AUGUST 6, 2019 | By Liz Seegert

2020 Election: Takeaways for Older Voters From the CNN Debates

The Democrats on health care, climate change, student debt, the economy and age

AUGUST 1, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg

2020 Election: The Issues That Matter Most to Our Readers

We asked for your top three issues; here's what you said

JULY 29, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg

2020 Election: What Democrats Told Older Voters at the AARP Forums

Their plans on Social Security, health costs, caregiving and more

JULY 23, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg

2020 Election: Analyzing the Sanders Plan for Long-Term Care

Experts assess it — plus, an update on new plans from Sen. Booker and Klobuchar

JULY 15, 2019 | By Chris Farrell

Retail Clinics Adapt Care to Older Patients

Retail Health Clinics

CVS MinuteClinic, Walgreens and Kroger's Little Clinic are all making efforts

JULY 12, 2019 | By Beth Baker

Drug Prices in TV Ads: How Transparent Are They?

The Trump administration is demanding list prices, but that's often not what you pay

JULY 9, 2019 | By Arlene Weintraub

Dual Stigma: HIV Positive and Over 50

Half of Americans with HIV are 50+, but care and prevention skew younger

JULY 5, 2019 | By Grace Birnstengel

Will President Trump’s Hospital Price Transparency Plan Lower Costs?

President Trump

Why some analysts think his order could have the opposite effect

JULY 2, 2019 | By Arlene Weintraub

2020 Election: Democratic Debates: What the Candidates Told Older and Younger Voters

Democratic Debates

An analysis of issues the presidential hopefuls discussed and ones they didn't

JUNE 28, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg and Katie Moritz

Pneumonia Vaccine: How Things May Change for People 65+

Pneumonia Vaccine

What a government panel recommended to the CDC about the PCV-13 vaccine

JUNE 27, 2019 | By Bob Blancato

Nursing Home Ratings: Who Can You Trust?

Nursing home ratings

Yelp and Medicare dole out stars for nursing homes in very different ways

JUNE 4, 2019 | By Richard Eisenberg

If Health Care Was Designed Just for You, What Would Need to Change?

For most of America's aging population, health care leaves much to be desired

MAY 28, 2019 | By Grace Birnstengel

For Help With Long-Term Care Costs, Look to the States

Long-Term Care Costs

Suddenly, things are happening across the nation to help family caregivers

MAY 10, 2019 | By Chris Farrell

A Little-Known Way to Manage Your Meds

Manage Your Meds

Medicare often covers a personal consultation with a pharmacist

APRIL 30, 2019 | By Frieda Wiley, PharmD

Doughnut Hole Closed, But Many Still Struggle With Medicare Drug Costs

No annual out-of-pocket limit adds up to crippling prescription bills

APRIL 26, 2019 | By Michelle Andrews

2 Ways to Lower America’s High Health Care Costs

Health Care Costs

West Health summit experts agreed: The crisis is too large to ignore

APRIL 5, 2019 | By Holly Lawrence

How the Medicare ‘Annual Wellness Visit’ Differs From an Annual Physical

Medicare Annual Wellness Visit

Confusion among patients leads to surprises when the bill arrives

APRIL 4, 2019 | By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News

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