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Thursday, November 17, 2016

What “Active Seniors” Means Now

…that Social Security, Medicare, Affordable Health Care and other programs important to seniors could be at risk, and we need to make sure our elected representatives know our feelings. But…

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Social Security Update – Means Testing?

…fund because the way that security structured, a lot of it comes to FICA and payroll taxes along with disability fund, and Medicare,” says Regan. “It’s not just like a…

Saturday, June 3, 2017

Programs for Older Americans Are on the Chopping Block

…cut likely won’t be determined until the fall. Politico further reports that the Republicans in charge of the 2018 fiscal budget are likely also to propose privatizing Medicare, essentially adopting…

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Estafas y Seguro Social

…los EE. UU., causando estragos en sus propios beneficios del Seguro Social; y Para obtener acceso a los beneficios de Medicare o Medicaid, también creando dolores de cabeza para usted…

Thursday, July 21, 2022

How To Be Your Own Healthcare Advocate

…& Elder Rights posted how-to instructions from the Medicare Rights Center, an advocacy organization. Requesting Out-of-Network Care: “If a doctor you need to see is out of network, you may…

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Is Your Doc Giving You the Best Osteoporosis Advice?

…if the bone health regime is working and you are slowing the bone loss. If you meet certain conditions, insurance may cover. For instance, Medicare will reimburse for a bone…

Friday, November 28, 2014

Aging Out of Place in Barranco, Peru

…and we have two English sheepdogs. What do you do about health care? I gave up Medicare and I buy insurance privately in Peru. For about $200 a month, I…

Friday, August 26, 2022

Open Thread Update: Phone Follies

…message saying “She’s on to us” and con artists switching to spoofing numbers for banks, brokerage firms, insurers, Medicare, and utilities. There was even one exciting spoofed call that looked…

Thursday, April 24, 2014

Brain Training – Hype or Hope?

…But we were able to delay that decline even with a fairly brief intervention,” Dr. Rebok says. The results were so significant that Medicare is considering reimbursing for “memory fitness…

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Aging Out of Place in Medellin

…invest in a business, or be here on a pension visa for three years. Medicare unfortunately doesn’t travel, but Aetna and Kaiser do, and there are a number of private…

Friday, December 16, 2016

This Moment in History: What’s Ageism Got to Do with It?

…forms of discrimination, racism in particular, need our bandwidth? Should ageism move to the back of the line, at least until Medicare is in the crosshairs? Here’s the thing: we…

Thursday, May 28, 2015

How Old Is Too Old To Be President?

…be able to connect better with them. They’re more likely to shine a light on issues that are critical for seniors, such as Social Security, Medicare, nursing home laws.” Novak…

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

I’m old. How about you? 

…old at all. Or is it the company you keep? I’m 64 and about to attend my first “I’m Getting Medicare” party, thrown by a retired guidance counselor who became…

Friday, June 1, 2018

New advancements in Stroke Prevention

…smart. Medicare has posted this video with more info on stroke awareness. Additional symptoms are listed here. Could pizza be part of your stroke prevention plan? Could be, according to…

Thursday, December 8, 2022

An Audit! What To Do if the IRS Contacts You

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 authorized major spending for a variety initiatives and drug price relief for Medicare recipients. But it also included the biggest boost in Internal Revenue…