Seniors' Concerns Are Medicare, More
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For a president who delivered more than $500 billion in drug and health benefits to people  older than 65, Bush is not enjoying an advantage with the beneficiaries of that largess.
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Retirees with company-sponsored medical benefits face higher costs, more restrictions and different plan options as their former employers move to curb their spending on such perks, a new study said.
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WASHINGTON Health experts are giving America&#39;s senior citizens something serious to chew on -- new numbers showing they need to eat better and exercise more.
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New, sharply higher charges announced for Medicare beneficiaries this month may prompt more elderly people to join Medicare health maintenance organizations operated by private industry, according to insurance executives and industry analysts.
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Most Americans over the age of 42 misjudge their need for long-term medical care and the costs entailed, a dangerous ignorance, the senior lobby AARP said in a study released on Wednesday.
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With a new Medicare drug benefit set to begin in 2006, Americans 65 and older can expect to spend a large and growing share of their Social Security checks on
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A rising number of Americans say healthcare is the most critical issue facing America today, and many are having trouble covering the costs, according to a survey released yesterday.
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To cope with rising health care costs, companies are asking current retirees to pay more for health insurance and some are telling future retirees to do without, according to a study released yesterday.
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Health care and financial security, two issues especially important to seniors, top the agenda of an AARP forum Thursday night in Iowa featuring five Democratic presidential candidates.
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Big U.S. businesses will in general maintain retiree health benefits next year despite fears they would be cut to compensate for benefits to the elderly in the new Medicare law, a survey found.
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The US government has announced a record increase in Medicare premiums for 2005, and all depending which side you&#39;re on in the Presidential race, it&#39;s either an enhanced package for senior citizens, or the elderly population is being socked with the
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By STAFF  As the country's senior population grows, local services and agencies are dealing with an influx of calls from those caring for seniors who can no longer care for themselves.
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Health plan fees are soaring and many of the nationâs early retirees are having a hard time paying the bills.
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Wider coverage for expensive  implanted heart devices likely will cost the U.S. Medicare  program for seniors about $2 billion over five years, the  program's administrator said on Thursday.
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Millions of older Americans are confronting a temporary break in their Medicare drug coverage this month that will require them to pay the full cost of their prescriptions or face the painful prospect of going without.
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Older Americans will have to pay  about 17 percent more next year -- the largest increase in  Medicare's history -- for their government-run health  insurance, U.S. officials announced on Friday.
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Health-care initiatives aimed at federal retirees and employees are under consideration in Congress and in the Bush administration.