Q. When my mom turns 65, she will enroll in Medicare, as most seniors do. My understanding about Medicare is that Part A is hospital insurance and Medicare Part B helps pay for doctors’ services and other medical services and … [Read more...]
Print This PageCritter Corner: Do I Have to File for Medicare?
July 29, 2016 by
Dear Baxter, I will turn 65 soon, but am still working full time. I was planning on retiring, but my husband died suddenly two years ago at the age of 70, so I will still need to work for several more years. I have good health … [Read more...]
Print This PageMedicare Recipients Will Be Less Vulnerable to Sticker Shock in Hospitals
July 13, 2016 by
Over the course of a day or so, Karen’s right arm began feeling weak and her speech began to slur. She was convinced she was having a stroke, so she called 911 and was rushed to the nearest emergency room. She remained in the … [Read more...]
Print This PageDoes Medicare Pay for Hearing Aids?
July 6, 2016 by
Sid watches the baseball game with the television turned really high. His wife has been noticing that it is getting louder and louder. In fact, she can hear it outside the house in her garden and the neighbor said he can even hear … [Read more...]
Print This PageIs Social Security or Medicare Running Out of Money? What the 2016 Trustees Report Has to Say
June 28, 2016 by
Social Security is vital to Americans, providing workers and their families with retirement, disability, and survivors insurance benefits. Medicare is also an essential program for American seniors. Since its creation in 1965, … [Read more...]
Print This PageDiscriminated Against for Having the “Wrong Type of Illness”
June 17, 2016 by
Long-term care services, whether provided in institutions or in the community, are essential to the well-being of many elderly and non-elderly people with limitations in performing daily activities. In the United States, in … [Read more...]
Print This PageSeniors Decide: What’s Important in the Presidential Election?
February 19, 2016 by
Q. Thank you for your recent articles about where candidates stand on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans benefits. In reading them, and in watching the debates on TV, I am still trying to figure out other critical … [Read more...]
Print This PageWill Medicare Cover Telehealth?
February 9, 2016 by
Laura, age 72, suffers from Parkinson's disease, arthritis, and diabetes. On a snowy afternoon, she sits on her bed watching her favorite court television programs. At 3:30 p.m., it’s time for her wellness appointment. … [Read more...]
Print This PageA New Era of Human Longevity
January 26, 2016 by
Happy Birthday Irene Ciuffoletti! Irene Ciuffoletti, a nursing home resident in Pennsylvania, celebrated her 113th birthday last week with other residents, enjoying cake and music. A widow for more than half a century, … [Read more...]
Print This PageIs it the End for Observation Status?
January 22, 2016 by
Q. Late last year, you answered a question about a woman who spent a week in the hospital and was seen by doctors and nurses, given every kind of test imaginable, operated on, transferred to another room for … [Read more...]
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