Last spring, as I sat in the waiting room at a medical facility before meeting with a new family doctor, I anxiously turned to Facebook to try to calm my rising nerves. I’m no stranger to electrifying panic moments before meeting a new doctor. But it never gets easier. For 13 years, starting at the … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — For House Republicans, the political year began with a pep rally of sorts as President Donald Trump gathered them at the Kennedy Center in Washington for a rousing speech. But by the time the legislators had completed their first week of work this mid-term election year, the fractures in the party were … Read more
Many American workers retire just in time for Social Security benefits but a little too early for Medicare coverage. The average retirement age is 62, according to a Mass Mutual study (1), which also happens to be the earliest age you can start receiving Social Security checks. However, unless you have a specific disability, eligibility … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a statement that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people. The statement issued last Thursday called treatments … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Julia Dvorak is concerned that her 83-year-old mother’s emergency room trips for seizures are draining her retirement savings and will soon put her on Medicaid. At the same time, Dvorak, who is 56 and suffers from a chronic knee condition that keeps her on state and federal assistance, expects her own health … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty-two-year-old Dinam Bigny is deep in debt and had to get a roommate this year, in part because of health insurance premiums that cost him nearly $900 a month. Next year, those monthly fees will rise by $200 — an increase significant enough that the program manager in Aldie, Virginia, is resigned … Read more