Seniors

Feds probing how personal Medicare info gets to marketers

WASHINGTON — A government watchdog is launching a nationwide probe into how marketers may be getting seniors’ personal Medicare information aided by a...
17:45 14 February 2022

AP Photos: Seniors join Indian citizenship law protests

GAUHATI, India — Senior citizens in India's northeastern Assam state have protested against a new citizenship law passed by Prime Minister Narendra Mo...
10:09 25 December 2021

Senators urge Medicare to allow seniors a drug plan do-over

WASHINGTON — Leading senators are urging Medicare to allow seniors concerned about their drug plan pick for next year to switch if they received inacc...
20:43 6 December 2021

Pelosi sets Medicare showdown on drug costs and new benefits

WASHINGTON — The House will hold a showdown vote next week on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bill empowering Medicare to negotiate drug prices, expanded Thurs...
22:02 5 December 2021

Medicare drug plan finder can steer seniors to higher costs

WASHINGTON — Medicare’s revamped prescription plan finder can steer unwitting seniors to coverage that costs much more than they need to pay, accordin...
23:40 21 November 2021

1 in 2 seriously ill Medicare enrollees struggles with bills

WASHINGTON — More than half of seriously ill Medicare enrollees face financial hardships with medical bills, with prescription drug costs the leading ...
21:03 4 November 2021

Seniors at California complex ‘abandoned’ during blackout

NOVATO, Calif. — One woman in her 80s tripped over another resident who had fallen on the landing in a steep stairwell. Others got disoriented, even i...
23:49 31 October 2021

Disabled, infirm at senior complex were ‘abandoned’ in dark

NOVATO, Calif. — One woman in her 80s tripped over another resident who had fallen on the landing in a steep stairwell. Others got turned around, even...
4:26 31 October 2021