New Medicaid Rules Designed to Put Care Over Profit
CMS has announced tightened Medicaid rules for private insurance plans that administer most Medicaid benefits for the poor. The Obama administration says
Unequal Pay’s Lasting Legacy: Lost Income from Your 1st day at Work until the Day You Die
Max Richtman, NCPSSM President/CEO It's certainly not news that American women continue to earn less than men for the same work,
The Economic Crisis Candidates Continue to Ignore
The Economic Policy Institute's “The State of American Retirement” combined with the National Institute on Retirement Security's new report on women and
A Tale of Two Medicares
CMS has announced it will raise rates for insurance companies offering privatized Medicare Advantage, rather than trimming back the billions of federal
CMS Releases New Plan to Prevent Readmissions among Racially Diverse Medicare Beneficiaries
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has long been working to reduce the number of hospital readmissions for Medicare patients.
African Americans Rely on Social Security for More of Their Retirement Income
As we celebrate Black History Month, it's the perfect time to highlight how important Social Security is to the African American community.
State of the Union 2016 : Will Washington Really Strengthen Social Security?
You don't have to agree with his politics to acknowledge that President Obama's final State of the Union address was, as
New Report: Hospitals Using Observation Status to Avoid Medicare Fines
For years, patients and advocates have been warning of the increasing use of the patient classification status known as “observation stays.” A
Congress Investigates Skyrocketing Rx Drug Prices
It's certainly no surprise to Medicare beneficiaries that America's prescription drug industry continues to take a growing share of the average American's
High RX Drug Prices Certainly Not News to Seniors
While Turing Pharmaceuticals Martin Shkreli's decision to raise the cost of a drug 5,000% certainly got a lot of attention earlier this