Almost half of older adults — more than 26 million people 65 and older — have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How concerned should they be? Not very, say some experts. Prediabetes — a ... [Continue Reading]
A Surgery Shatters Retirement Plans and Leads to Bankruptcy
They took everything we had.Sherrie Foy Sherrie Foy, 63, Moneta, Virginia Approximate Medical Debt: $850,000 Medical Issue: Colon surgery What Happened: Sherrie and Michael Foy thought they’d made all the right ... [Continue Reading]
Journalists Delve Into Vaccine Mandates and Surprise Billing
California Healthline correspondent Rachel Bluth discussed California’s doomed covid-19 vaccine mandates on iHeartPodcasts “The Daily Dive” on June 7. Click here to hear Bluth on “The Daily Dive” Read Bluth’s ... [Continue Reading]
Medicaid Weighs Attaching Strings to Nursing Home Payments to Improve Patient Care
The Biden administration is considering a requirement that the nation’s 15,500 nursing homes spend most of their payments from Medicaid on direct care for residents and limit the amount that is used for operations, maintenance, and capital ... [Continue Reading]
AARP’s Billion-Dollar Bounty
In September, AARP, the giant organization for older Americans, agreed to promote a burgeoning chain of medical clinics called Oak Street Health, which has opened more than 100 primary care outlets in nearly two dozen states. The ... [Continue Reading]
Got Long Covid? Medical Expertise Is Vital, and Seniors Should Prepare to Go Slow
Older adults who have survived covid-19 are more likely than younger patients to have persistent symptoms such as fatigue, breathlessness, muscle aches, heart palpitations, headaches, joint pain, and difficulty with memory and concentration — ... [Continue Reading]
Her First Colonoscopy Cost Her $0. Her Second Cost $2,185. Why?
Elizabeth Melville and her husband are gradually hiking all 48 mountain peaks that top 4,000 feet in New Hampshire. “I want to do everything I can to stay healthy so that I can be skiing and hiking into my 80s — ... [Continue Reading]