Feds break up $1.2B Medicare orthopedic brace scam
The Justice Department announced charges against 24 people across the U.S., including doctors accused of writing bogus prescriptions for unneeded back, shoulder, wrist and knee braces. Others charged included owners of call centers, telemedicine firms and medical equipment companies.
Opinion: The link between more seniors filing for bankruptcy and the unraveling social safety net
Even as current support programs fall short of meeting retiree needs, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid spending for older Americans is projected to take an ever-larger bite of total federal spending.
Opinion: What a 91-year-old taught me about appreciating death
Every time I visited him he said he wanted to die. He wasn’t depressed or even sad – in fact, talking about dying always got him in a good mood. Wanting to die was the best reason to live.
Opinion: Why the midterm elections are key to protecting senior benefit programs
Democratic majorities in either the House or Senate would, for the time being, protect against further weakening of these programs, writes columnist Philip Moeller.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Thursday the Department of Justice is cracking down on schemes that defraud seniors.
Medicare’s annual open enrollment season begins Oct. 15 and extends through Dec. 7. Here are a few preparatory pointers to help enrollees take full advantage of the opportunity.
In the past, I usually told employees turning 65 that they did not have to get Medicare and could simply keep their employer plans. My thinking has changed.
If you are considering a certain Medigap letter plan, don’t assume that all such plans will offer the same features.
Death rates for older adults with asthma are five times that of younger patients, according to a new review of asthma among seniors. And medical complications are more common.
