Your muscles keep time too. How circadian rhythms affect your workout and your health
By Will Stone for NPR on March 29th, 2024 For years, I was an inveterate early morning exerciser — the
Read More
Health Care – General
Your Doctor or Your Insurer? Little-Known Rules May Ease the Choice in Medicare Advantage
By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News on March 29, 2024 Bart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a
Read MoreWhen it comes to Medicare Advantage, couples stick together
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Older couples typically enroll and disenroll in Medicare Advantage plans together, a study
Read MoreThe Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Susanne Gilliam, 67, was walking down her driveway to get the mail in
Read MoreMedicare Households Spend More on Health Care Than Other Households
(By Nancy Ochieng, Juliette Cubanski, and Anthony Damico for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Mar 14, 2024) Medicare provides health
Read MoreMedPAC: Medicare Advantage needs major overhaul — now
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Medicare Payment and Advisory Commission called for a “major overhaul” of Medicare
Read MoreCovid and Medicare Payments Spark Remote Patient Monitoring Boom
(By Phil Galewitz and Holly K. Hacker for KFF Health News) Billy Abbott, a retired Army medic, wakes at 6
Read MoreSenators eye dual-eligible changes: 5 things to know
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A bipartisan group of senators is introducing legislation to require states to offer
Read MoreA guide to covering LTC expenses
Seniors aged 65 have a nearly 70 percent chance of requiring long-term care services in the future. Of the 3.9
Read MoreAgeism in health care is more common than you might think, and it can harm people
(By Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR) A recent study found that older people spend an average of 21 days a year
Read More