We’ve all heard the scary numbers: experts say retirees need to set aside hundreds of thousands of dollars for health care in retirement: $200,000, $300,000 or more. Billions and billions, as the late astronomer Carl Sagan would have said. But the forecasts are just average figures. It is harder to get a handle on your [...] [...more]
It’s no secret that the tab for health care in America is soaring. But did you know that the price you pay for doctors, hospitals, and long-term care can vary dramatically depending on where you live? The largest regional variations occurred among hospitals, according to health researcher Chapin White of the Center for Studying Health System Change. [...] [...more]
Question: What do you call Obamacare’s $716 billion cut in Medicare spending during the next decade? Answer: A good start – and not because seniors don’t deserve their Medicare benefits. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) achieves those spending cuts over 10 years by decreasing payments to Medicare providers. The Romney-Ryan ticket, meanwhile, is committed to [...] [...more]
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on healthcare reform, the front line of the battle moves to the states. Some are vowing to resist implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), while others are moving full speed ahead. And the stakes for uninsured Americans are enormous. In states that do not implement their [...] [...more]
Opponents of President Barack Obama’s health care law have been predicting dire consequences for seniors on Medicare ever since the legislation was signed last year. The warnings are mostly political spin, but there could be real problems if the U.S. Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act this month. The ACA, a cornerstone of [...] [...more]
