Tag: seniors
Medicare $2,000 prescription drug cap may save enrollees thousands: AARP
Most Medicare patients who hit the new $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket spending for prescription drugs could see massive savings, despite changes in premi [...]
Harris Proposes a Medicare Plan to Provide Home Care for Seniors
The vice president’s latest health care plan is meant to help Americans who are struggling to find affordable home care for themselves or their aging [...]
Harris Proposes a Medicare Plan to Provide Home Care for Seniors
The vice president’s latest health care plan is meant to help Americans who are struggling to find affordable home care for themselves or their aging [...]
FDA approves Moderna RSV vaccine for seniors
The FDA has approved Moderna's RSV vaccine for older adults.Courtesy: ModernaThe Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Moderna's vaccine for [...]
10 drugs to face Medicare price negotiations: See the list
The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled the first 10 prescription drugs that will be subject to price negotiations between manufacturers and Medi [...]
States urge Medicare to cover Alzheimer’s treatments
Democratic and Republican attorneys general in nearly half of U.S. states are calling on Medicare to provide unrestricted coverage of antibody treatme [...]
Seniors, immunocompromised can receive additional omicron shots
Sylvester Fisher gets a influenza vaccine from pharmacist Patricia Pernal during an event hosted by the Chicago Department of Public Health at the So [...]
FDA to Allow a Second Updated Covid Booster for Seniors and the Immunocompromised
Federal regulators plan to authorize an additional dose for seniors and immunocompromised people in the coming weeks, ahead of the introduction of a n [...]
Biden Looks to Bolster Support Among Seniors With a Focus on Health Care
In a trip to Las Vegas, President Biden warned that Republicans would endanger popular programs like Social Security and Medicare.
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Drug overdose deaths among seniors have more than tripled in 2 decades
Deaths from drug and alcohol use are rising among America's seniors.Drug overdose deaths more than tripled among people age 65 and older during the pa [...]
Flu variant that hits kids and seniors harder than other strains is dominant in U.S. right now
A sign advertising flu shots is displayed at a Walgreens pharmacy on January 22, 2018 in San Francisco, California. A strong strain of H3N2 influenza [...]
Flu hospitalization rate highest in a decade, kids and seniors most at risk
The U.S. is facing the highest flu hospitalization rates in more than a decade with children and the elderly most at risk, according to the Centers fo [...]
White House Covid czar calls on seniors to get omicron booster now
A top White House health official on Monday issued a stark warning to older people about the health risk they face this fall and winter from Covid-19. [...]
Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths among U.S. seniors in 2021
Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths and nearly 700,000 hospitalizations among adult Medicare recipients in 2021, the Health and Human Ser [...]
Planning ahead can help families afford long-term care amid inflation
Stan Horwitz and his family didn't have any plans regarding long-term care until there was a crisis. His father, Martin, was in his late 80s and lived [...]