December 2019 – Page 5 – medicarereport.org

Scientists Reach Out To Minority Communities To Diversify Alzheimer’s Studies

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Black and Hispanic Americans are especially vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease. Yet they’re often underrepresented in

Around 7.5 million seniors in the United States cannot cover the costs of a drug their doctor prescribed according a

Majority of people do not know that their Medicare premiums are based on their income. The formula Medicare uses is

(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) An audit from the HHS’ Office of Inspector General found CMS incorrectly paid acute care

Alzheimer’s is the most expensive disease in the United States with total payments for caring for Americans age 65 and

With an estimated 20 veterans committing suicide a day, a new bill was introduced into Congress to help reduce this

Nearly one-third of baby boomers list rising healthcare costs as the greatest risk to their retirement in the coming year

(By Selena Simmons-Duffin for NPR) Sunday was supposed to be the final deadline to enroll in health coverage for 2020

(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) After months of hearings and negotiations, millions of dollars in attack ads, full-court

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) A leukemia drug may have cleared another hurdle as a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease.