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Shopping for Medicare? What to Know About the New Plan Finder

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Advice for Medicare Open Enrollment, which runs Oct. 15 through Dec. 7

OCTOBER 10, 2019 | By Fred Riccardi

Larry Curley: Advocating for Native Elders

Larry Curley Influencer in Aging

This 2019 Influencer in Aging aims to improve services for older American Indians

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 | By Grace Birnstengel

What Could Help ‘The Forgotten Middle’ Afford Retirement Housing?

Intriguing, and needed, ideas floated at a recent 'senior housing' conference

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019 | By Diane Eastabrook

House Calls Provide Better Care and Save Money. Why Don’t More Use Them?

Only a fraction of older adults eligible for home-based primary care are being served

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 | By Beth Baker

2020 Election: How the Democrats Say They’d Lower Drug Prices

Scrutinizing their new, and not-so-new, proposals for voters

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 | By Arlene Weintraub

New Hearing Aid Apps Are Worth a Listen

Digital technology has made hearing aids more discreet and added features

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 | By Randy Rieland

Avoiding the 10 Money Pits of Retirement

These expenses can put your retirement in jeopardy if you're not careful

AUGUST 26, 2019 | By Bruce Horovitz

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?

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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

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