Tag: Medicare
Getting Social Security on a more stable path is hard but...
Andrew Rettenmaier, Texas A&M University and Dennis W. Jansen, Texas A&M University
Social Security is in trouble.
Medicaid enrollment soared by 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic – but...
Julie Donohue, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences and Eric T. Roberts, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
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How much for an amputation or checkup? It takes a complex...
Simon F. Haeder, Texas A&M University
Modern medicine is remarkable.
Conditions like HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C...
The FDA approved a new drug to treat Alzheimer’s, but Medicare...
Andrew Williams, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Medicare finalized its decision to restrict its coverage of Aduhelm, Biogen’s new...
Trillions in infrastructure spending could mean hundreds of billions in fraud
Jetson Leder-Luis, Boston University
The U.S. government may be on the verge of spending as much as US$4.5 trillion...
How the US could afford ‘Medicare for all
Gerald Friedman, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Health care is Americans’ number-one priority, based on recent polls, so it’s no wonder it’s been a hot topic...
Webcams in nursing home rooms may deter elder abuse – but...
Clara Berridge, University of Washington and Karen Levy, Cornell University
Mary Ann Papp’s daughter Lisa was worried about her 75-year-old mother.
A foot infection seemed to...
Before the fall: How oldsters can avoid one of old age’s...
Matthew Lee Smith, Texas A&M University ; Ellen Schneider, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Marcia G. Ory, Texas A&M University , and...
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Conditions in prisons during heat waves pose deadly threats to incarcerated...
J. Carlee Purdum, Texas A&M University
Extreme heat is taking an increasing toll across the U.S. in summertime. People...
