The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (a mouthful popularly known as CMS) is the federal agency that oversees Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Health Insurance Marketplace. Older adults primarily interact with CMS when they enroll in Medicare or need to resolve a Medicare billing dispute. Like nearly all federal agencies, […]
Not all aging veterans are eligible to receive benefits from the Veterans Administration. Unless an older veteran has a service-related disability, veterans generally receive the same government benefits as other Americans, including Social Security and Medicare. Disabilities that are not service-related might make veterans eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), […]
Vaccination rates of older Americans continue to rise. Nationwide statistics reveal that Americans who have reached the age of 65 have the highest rate of vaccination among all age groups. As of October 21, 2021, 96% of Americans ages 65 years or older have received at least one dose of a vaccine and 84.5% are […]
Updated: March 2025 Errors in medical records, including electronic, are relatively common. Helping older relatives review their medical records may uncover mistakes that could cause future harm. It is worth investing the time to make sure that errors in medical records are corrected. Medical Records Errors In a 2022 NIH report, between 8 to 21% […]
Updated August 2025 Much has been written recently about the “graying” of the world’s population. The number of people in the world who are older than 65 now exceeds the number who are younger than five. According to Pew Research Center, the percentage of people in the world who are under 25 will roughly equal […]