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Medicare failed to investigate suspicious infection cases from nearly 100...
File photo by Getty ImagesAlmost 100 hospitals reported suspicious data on dangerous infections to Medicare officials, but the agency did not follow up or examine any of the cases in depth, according...
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Column: What Medicare can teach the GOP about this basic rule of insurance
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan walks from the House Chamber after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday to repeal major parts of Obamacare and replace it with a Republican...
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We can’t afford my spouse’s inpatient rehab treatment. What are our options?
Photo by Beth Simmons/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on aging and retirement. His weekly column, “Ask Phil,” aims to help older Americans...
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Column: Getting Social Security shouldn’t disqualify you from using a health...
Photo by Jim McGuire/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on aging and retirement. His weekly column, “Ask Phil,” aims to help older Americans...
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If I’m healthy, do I really need a Medigap or Medicare Advantage plan?
The Social Security Administration has no idea who’s in your family unless you tell them. That information can affect the benefits you collect. Photo by Siri Stafford/Getty Images.Editor’s Note:...
View ArticleSuits Accuse Insurance Companies of Making Millions by Profit-Gaming Medicare
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.For the second time this month, the Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the country's biggest health insurer: UnitedHealth Care....
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President Trump’s budget proposal includes huge cuts to food stamps
President Donald Trump’s FY2018 budget is seen printed at the Government Publishing Office in Washington, D.C. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ReutersWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s budget would drive...
View ArticleWATCH LIVE: Democrats respond to Trump’s budget proposal
President Donald Trump has sent Congress a $4.1 trillion spending plan that proposes to eliminate the deficit in a decade while protecting Social Security and Medicare.Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer...
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What options do seniors have for in-home care?
As the number of Americans in their 80s and 90s continues to soar, the shortage of in-home care solutions will only become worse, writes Phil Moeller. Photo by FredFroese/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note:...
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House GOP health care bill does not deliver on Trump’s promises, poll says
President Donald Trump gathers with Congressional Republicans in the Rose Garden of the White House after the House approved the American Healthcare Act, to repeal major parts of Obamacare. A new poll...
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What do you need to know about successful aging and retirement?
Tens of millions of adults are chronically lonely, which has deleterious impacts on aging. Photo by brunella fratini/via Adobe. related words: seniors, retirement, health care, medicareEditor’s Note:...
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What’s the best place to retire? Keep these factors in mind before settling...
Photo by Eric Gaillard/ReutersEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on aging and retirement. His weekly column, “Ask Phil,” aims to help older Americans and...
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Help! I lost my job and just turned 65. What do I do about health insurance?
Phil Moeller answers your aging and retirement questions in his weekly column, “Ask Phil.” Photo by Lucy Nicholson/ReutersEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers you...
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My husband and I are both on disability. Would getting divorced help us...
“Being married seems to have cost us more in the long run,” writes a reader who is on disability. Photo by Image Source/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the...
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The fight over Obamacare is over — for now. What does that mean for seniors?
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska was one of the three Republican senators to vote against the “skinny” repeal of Obamacare last week. Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/ReutersEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip...
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Tax reform is the next big GOP push. Here’s what to expect
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: There is no question health care has commanded the spotlight recently on Capitol Hill, but waiting in the wings, an issue equally important to...
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Social Security says I owe money for Medicare coverage I didn’t get. How do I...
A reader shares a cautionary tale about how even the most straightforward Medicare applications can turn into nightmares. Photo by Allen Rowley.Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to...
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Column: The real health care fight is coming, and it’s about seniors’ access
Photo by Dana Neely/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on aging and retirement. His weekly column, “Ask Phil,” aims to help older Americans and...
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How do I get the Medicare coverage I want with the lowest out-of-pocket cost?
Older woman talking to doctor in office. Related words: Medicare, seniors, hospital, health insurance Photo by KidStock/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the...
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Health care watchdog sends urgent alert on potential nursing home abuse
Photo by Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on aging and retirement. His weekly column, “Ask Phil,” aims to help older Americans and their...
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