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How Medicare Is Punishing Hospitals That Care For Poor People
Such a no-brainer: If patients who receive care at Hospital A are more likely to get readmitted to the hospital 10, 20 or 30 days after discharge than patients in Hospital B, then Hospital A must be doing something wrong.…
Disability rights advocates speak to students about institutional abuse and torture in America
On Tuesday night, two disability rights attorneys and an institutional abuse survivor participated in a panel discussion entitled “Human Rights Aren’t For Us: Disability & Legalized Abuse,” the third in Lydia Brown‘s (COL ’15) Lecture & Performance Series on Disability Justice that is…
Millennials Are Actually Investing In Retirement Options Early In Careers
Contrary to popular belief, Millennials are in fact taking advantage of retirement savings options early in their careers and at a higher rate than in the past, according to the latest Bank of America BAC -0.12%Merrill Lynch 401(k) Wellness Scorecard. While Millennials are typically depicted as unprepared for the future, Bank of America…
How to Make Your Money Last for a Longer Lifetime
Longer life expectancies are ratcheting up the pressure on retirees to make their money last as long as they do. New mortality estimates by the nonprofit Society of Actuaries, released Monday, show the average 65-year-old U.S. woman is expected to live…
What to do if you suspect your child has a disability
With a doctorate and more than 10 years of experience in the field of special education, I am often asked by parents “What do I do if I suspect my child has a disability?” This is a complex question with many…
Dysfunctional Disability Judges
The federal government’s disability fund is set to run a $75 billion cash-flow deficit this year, and the program’s own judges are reportedly responsible for running it into the ground. Congressional reports have highlighted allegations of disability judges’ rubber-stamping cases,…
Healthcare prices are up, and patients are buying less
Healthcare spending by people who get their health insurance at work remained modest last year. Prices edged upwards, but people in employer-based plans made fewer trips to doctors, hospitals and pharmacies. Health spending increased 3.9% in 2013 for roughly 40…
Retirement costs that won’t be rising in 2015
Here’s some great news for retirees on fixed budgets that are often stretched by medical expenses. Monthly premiums for Medicare Part B and the related deductible for 2015 will remain the same as in 2013 and 2014, according to a…
New pain for seniors resulting from EPA ‘Climate Crusade,’ says AMAC
A new report by the Southwest Power Pool warns of dire short-term and long-term consequences, including power outages and blackouts, for 15 million consumers in nine states if the EPA imposes carbon dioxide emission restrictions on power plants. The news comes in…
Speculation swirls around what happens if federal subsidies go away
New language in contracts between the CMS and insurers operating on HealthCare.gov is grabbing attention, with some calling it an admission by the government that it might lose upcoming court battles dealing with insurance subsidies on the health portal and others saying the new…