Chronic care overhaul proposed for Medicare
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
WASHINGTON —
It’s a familiar problem for families with an elder trying to cope with chronic health conditions:
Doctors don’t talk to each other,...
Gov’t shutters medical-alert scam aimed at seniors
WASHINGTON —
Federal and state regulators have shut down a multimillion-dollar scam that they said duped seniors into turning over their credit card information in...
The most vulnerable retirees struggle to survive
By Patrick Semansky and Paul Wiseman
It isn’t the retirement George Warren dreamed of.
Confined to a wheelchair and living on disability payments after losing his...
Advocacy group reacts to House budget agreement
WASHINGTON –
AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond offered the following statement in reaction to the budget agreement passed yesterday evening by the U.S. House...
Bipartisan fix advancing for Medicare doctors’ pay
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
WASHINGTON —
It’s that time of year again: doctors caring for Medicare patients once more face a steep pay cut. But this time...
Bay State to fund community living options for elderly
BOSTON —
Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) John Polanowicz today announced 33 contracts have been awarded to community-based organizations to help seniors and...
4 keys to scrutinizing Medicare Advantage cuts
By Tom Murphy
Ominous warnings about Medicare Advantage plans have sounded for more than a year now.
Health insurers say federal funding cuts to these privately...
Older Americans nix Social Security changes
By Matt Sedensky
CHICAGO —
Raise the age at which you can begin collecting full Social Security benefits? Older Americans say no.
They also veto reductions in...
Social Security benefits to go up by 1.5 percent
By Stephen Ohlemacher
WASHINGTON —
Social Security benefits will rise 1.5 percent in January, giving millions of retired and disabled workers an average raise of $19...
Social Security raise to be among lowest in years
WASHINGTON —
For the second straight year, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect historically small increases in their benefits...
