by | Feb 16, 2024 | Health
[embedded content] As enrollment in private Medicare Advantage plans grows, so do concerns about how well the coverage works, including from people who say they are stuck in the private plans as their health declines. KFF Health News’ Sarah Jane Tribble explains. Read...
by | Feb 11, 2024 | Health
The race to win the quickly approaching Iowa caucuses was the theme running through Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate hosted by CNN at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Front-runner Donald Trump was again absent and only two other candidates made...
by | Feb 10, 2024 | Health
The number of older adults with disabilities — difficulty with walking, seeing, hearing, memory, cognition, or performing daily tasks such as bathing or using the bathroom — will soar in the decades ahead, as baby boomers enter their 70s, 80s, and 90s. This story also...
by admin | Feb 6, 2024 | Health, Local News
In a landmark ruling that has reverberated across Hawaii’s healthcare landscape, Third Circuit Chief Judge Robert S. Kim delivered a groundbreaking verdict on the contentious practices of Hawaii Medical Services Association (HMSA), the state’s largest...
by admin | Feb 6, 2024 | Health, National News
As the United States navigates through another respiratory virus season in 2023-2024, the nation faces familiar adversaries: influenza, COVID-19, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Despite the ongoing challenge, the outlook for managing these viruses is cautiously...
by | Jan 30, 2024 | Health
[embedded content] In 2016, Richard Timmins went to a free informational seminar to learn more about Medicare coverage. This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. “I listened to the insurance agent and, basically, he really promoted Medicare...
