Tag: senior healthcare

Empty wheelchair stand near window at hospital

We have just completed the third study in our three-part series on the needs and resources available for long-term care.  This issue is really important because many late-career workers and retirees are very worried about the possibility of needing costly care later in life.  Fear of dependency may make them reluctant to spend their 401(k)…

Piggy bank with a medical doctors stethoscope

The decision whether or not to cover Aduhelm, the new Alzheimer’s drug, has huge implications. Yikes.  As I was extolling the virtues of Social Security’s 5.9 percent-COLA, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they were increasing the premium for Medicare Part B by 14.5 percent.   As a reminder, Medicare is…