And now due to the government shutdown, the Low Income Household Energy Assistance Program, one of the few that helps low-income Americans pay their energy bills, and that prioritizes the elderly, the ...

The decision to delay Social Security benefits until age 70 is often hailed as the gold standard of retirement planning. For ...

Financial expert Suze Orman has warned that many Americans underestimate a critical cost in retirement, with one particular ...

Medigap Plan D is a form of Medicare supplement insurance that covers many out-of-pocket costs of Original Medicare. Learn about its coverage, eligibility, and how to enroll.

The health policy nonprofit Kaiser Family Foundation has released the results of its most recent Women’s Health Survey and the data show a 4% decrease in the use of oral contraceptives, down from 33% ...

Senior Resource Alliance CEO and president, Karla Radka, joins WESH to to share local resources, increased needs for hundreds of thousands of Medicaid and Medicare recipients amid the ongoing ...

Reliable access to comprehensive contraceptive services in Medicaid has led to lower rates of unintended pregnancy and improved the health and economic well-being of women and their families. However, ...

The populations with the greatest disparities are adolescents, Black and Hispanic patients, and those with public or no ...

Federal epidemiologists have estimated that hearing loss affects about 1 in 5 people ages 65 to 74 and more than half of ...

In early October of every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its much-anticipated report on changes (usually ...

With Medicare Open Enrollment underway, millions of Americans age 65 and older have the chance to make changes to their health coverage, but navigating those choices can be complicated. From ...

“It was incredibly frustrating, because patients on Medicare were being excluded,” Della Santina said. (Similarly, traditional Medicare doesn’t cover hearing aids, and Medicare Advantage plans with ...