As fall begins, so does cold and flu season. To fight it, millions of people head to their local pharmacies to get vaccinated. This year, though, things might look a little differently. It was ...
While telehealth expanded under Medicare during the COVID-19 pandemic, Medicare recipients will no longer be able to use ...
Nearly 1 in 4 adults age 65 and over who have had COVID-19 have experienced long COVID symptoms afterward, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Long COVID includes a wide list of lingering ...
The updated COVID-19 vaccine, approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adults aged 65 and older, is meant to safeguard millions of seniors ahead of the winter virus season. Yet many ...
Americans with Medicare Part B, including those enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, will now have access to over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at no cost, according to the Centers for Medicare & ...
Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD-AL) are pushing congressional leadership to pass their bill to make sure seniors on traditional Medicare have access to a future COVID-19 vaccine ...
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries faced longer hospital stays post–COVID-19, especially when discharged to skilled nursing facilities, due to reduced bed availability and administrative barriers. A ...
The coverage gaps created by the Biden administration’s at-home COVID-19 test coverage guidelines doesn’t solve barriers for a population that faces already-increased risks: Medicare beneficiaries, ...
Medicare coverage for at-home COVID-19 tests ended last week, but the scams spawned by the temporary pandemic benefit could have lingering consequences for seniors. Medicare advocates around the ...
More and more Americans are turning to telehealth-seeing a doctor by phone or video instead of going into the office. For ...