Even as top U.S. health officials say it’s time America learns to live with the coronavirus, a chorus of leading researchers say faulty messaging on booster shots has left millions of older people at serious risk.
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Why Won’t More Older Americans Get Their Covid Booster?
Posted on 13 May 2022.
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Drug Companies Keep Prices High At The Expense Of Older Americans
Posted on 20 December 2021.
As an early Christmas gift to seniors struggling to pay for high drug costs, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, D-NY, released a 269-page majority staff report on Dec. 10 from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, summarizing a three-year investigation of the pharmaceutical industry’s pricing and business practices.
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Medicare’s Open Enrollment Is Open Season For Scammers
Posted on 14 November 2021.
Finding the best private Medicare drug or medical insurance plan among dozens of choices is tough enough without throwing misleading sales tactics into the mix.
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Ban On Negotiating Medicare Drug Prices Under Pressure
Posted on 11 October 2021.
Donna Weiner looks at Medicare’s prescription drug program from two different points of view. As a participant, she wants to pay less for her medicines. As a retired accountant who spent 50 years handling the books for companies, she sees a way to get there.
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Why Doesn’t Medicare Cover Services We Need?
Posted on 12 August 2021.
Sorry, Joe Namath. Despite what you keep saying in those TV ads, under Medicare, seniors are not “entitled to eliminate copays and get dental care, dentures, eyeglasses, prescription drug coverage, in-home aides, unlimited transportation and home-delivered meals, all at no additional cost.”
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Fraud Watch: Avoiding COVID-19 Related Medicare Scams
Posted on 25 April 2021.
Medicare fraud is not a new issue and long predates the pandemic, but during times of crisis, scammers often get more aggressive and creative with targeting older adults.
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