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New AARP research finds that about half of American working adults, or about 56 million people, lack access to a payroll-deduction workplace retirement savings plan, making it much more difficult for them to save for retirement. Small business employees, workers with low-to-moderate earnings, and…
Long-term services and supports (LTSS), also known as long-term care, is a reality of life, touching almost everyone in some way. These services are often particularly essential for people with chronic health conditions or disabilities to manage daily activities and maintain their quality of life.…
Within a decade, the U.S. population will consist of more adults over 65 than children under 18. To prepare for rapid population aging, Age-friendly Community (AFC) programs across the country are helping towns, cities, counties, and states transform their communities into great places to grow up…
To provide high-quality long-term services and supports (LTSS), managed care plans need to meet the language needs of people with limited English proficiency
With the increase in use of hospital observation, concerns are growing about the implications and high out-of-pocket costs faced by some Medicare beneficiaries who do not receive equal coverage for outpatient observation status
Here are five major improvements the Affordable Care Act has made for people who are uninsured or undersinsured
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created an additional set of rules governing Medicaid eligibility, and these new rules and the traditional rules interact in ways that can significantly affect low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Here’s a primer on what’s at stake
Creating a larger, more highly skilled nursing workforce will improve access to higher-quality, more patient-centered, and more affordable care
A soon-to-be- proposed regulation from the Department of Labor could help people understand how much monthly income they can count on their savings to provide in retirement
Medicare's public release of hospital charge data is a bold first step in health care price transparency
Many consumers and policymakers mistakenly believe that Medicare pays for long-term care. It does not
Here’s why state policymakers should consider expanding their Medicaid programs to cover more uninsured adults
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