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A Promising Alzheimer’s Treatment Isn’t in A Pill Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most dreaded diagnoses of old age. Alzheimer’s, this for-now incurable disease ravages the mind, robs the memory, and kills an estimated 1/3 of U.S seniors – more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. While deaths attributed to the nation’s top … Continue reading “A Promising Alzheimer’s Treatment Isn’t in A Pill”

Want Your Elderly Loved One Avoid Alzheimer’s Disease? Ensuring a Healthy Lifestyle Might Help. Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating diagnosis, for victims and families alike. Although scientists around the world are working feverishly, a cure is likely years – if not decades – away. However, two recent studies suggest there is hope for preventing Alzheimer’s … Continue reading “How Can The Elderly Avoid Alzheimer’s Disease? Ensuring a Healthy Lifestyle Might Help!”

Starving Seniors | The State of Senior Hunger in America Seniors are waiting in line to get food. Hundreds of seniors across the United States wait in long lines each month. They are not waiting to buy tickets to a popular Broadway show nor are they waiting to buy the latest smartphone. More and more … Continue reading “Starving Seniors | The State of Senior Hunger in America”

Seniors Losing Thousands to Flawed Social Security COLA Calculation Millions of seniors can expect a raise next year, now that the Social Security Administration has announced its intention to boost monthly benefit checks by 1.6% starting in January 2020. For the average retiree collecting Social Security, that means an extra $24 per month or $288 … Continue reading “Seniors Losing Thousands to Flawed Social Security COLA Calculation”

Pets alleviate depression, loneliness, and social isolation in seniors while encouraging more physical activity If seniors were asked to list the most important problems that they face, loneliness and social isolation would probably be at the top. Some older adults, however, are overcoming these challenges by taking care of pets. Studies have shown that pets—whether … Continue reading “Pets alleviate depression, loneliness, and social isolation in seniors while encouraging more physical activity”

Breaking Down Medicare-For-All If some politicians and health care reform advocates have their way, Medicare, a federal health insurance program for older adults, would expand to cover people of all ages. The proposed “Medicare-for-All” plan would be run by the federal government and pay health care providers at a set rate for services. The new … Continue reading “Medicare-for-All, What Is It?”

Trump Administration Says Democrats Proposal Unworkable Dimming Hopes For A Medicare Prescription Drug Bill The White House won’t support Nancy Pelosi’s plan to lower prescription drug prices for seniors, dimming hopes that the bill could become law this year. What Pelosi’s Prescription Drug Plan Would Do The legislation, which is expected to come up for … Continue reading “Prospect Dim for Medicare Prescription Drug Bill, as White House Calls Democrats Proposal Unworkable”

Affordable Care Act (ACA) also known as ObamaCare is again under attack! The Affordable Care Act (ACA) hangs in the balance after a federal district court judge ruled last year that the health care reform legislation was unconstitutional. Now, the judge’s ruling is on appeal to a panel of three judges from the U.S. Court … Continue reading “Affordable Care Act (ACA) also known as ObamaCare is again under attack!”

Medical Costs Medicare Won’t Cover There’s no doubt many seniors would face bankruptcy without Medicare, the federal health insurance program for those aged 65 and older. But while Medicare is a godsend, especially for those facing catastrophic or chronic illness, the program doesn’t cover all of the medical care many Americans will need as they … Continue reading “Medical Costs Medicare Won’t Cover”