July 30 is the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid.

Sad news for theater fans: Richard Greenberg, whose plays were so funny, cutting, and elegantly structured, has died at 67. He was best known for Take Me Out, but so much from him is worth revisiting. He was one of those gay writers who viewed wit as a holy mission. He was more than up to the task.

DOGE has put 3/4 of AmeriCorps employees on administrative leave, basically gutting the federal volunteering program.

I remember working at Gannett’s USA Today when diversity of sources was a strong demand by the publisher and editors

Good news for some people with crushing medical debt kffhealthnews-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/kffhealt...

Will consumer protections for airline passengers bite the dust? www.fodors.com/news/news/ai...?

What to do if your doctor retires or goes concierge www.marketwatch.com/story/what-t...

Medicare beneficiaries will still be able to have telehealth appointments and hospital at home covered — through September, due to new legislation that kept government open

What the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife tell us about Alzheimer’s caregiving www.abqjournal.com/lifestyles/h...

Perfect timing: more than 100 IRS assistance centers closing www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

How the Aging Together program tackles ageism by having older adults talk candidly with each other about aging www.nextavenue.org/how-the-agin...

5 things no one tells you about retirement on.mktw.net/3CJNAsD

CFPB halts all agency work, freezes scheduled consumer protection rules www.cnn.com/2025/02/09/b...

How Trump’s federal workforce purge could affect Social Security applicants and recipients open.substack.com/pub/retireme...

Why mass deportations spell trouble for some families needing long-term care www.nextavenue.org/mass-deporta...

Help for older adults hoping to keep working www.marketwatch.com/story/older-...

Why the best places in the Best Places to Retire lists vary so much, plus what goes into the rankings www.nextavenue.org/rating-the-b...

A guide to the out-of-pocket health costs for people with Medicare this year, what’s new and what’s tricky fortune.com/well/article...

My new Friends Talk Money podcast is all about getting your finances organized in 2025: friendstalkmoney.org/podcast/how-...

Trump’s Medicare exec order ends pilot for $2 generics for chronic conditions

How a late or missed diagnosis can balloon costs for people with Alzheimer’s and their loved ones (from @eisenb.bsky.social)

Kara Swisher hoping to buy Wash Post with help from investors www.axios.com/2024/12/20/s...

Yikes bsky.app/profile/theg...

My new Fodors.com piece on when to consider using a travel agent, when not, and how to find the right one www.fodors.com/news/travel-...

What the hell is happening with these drones in New Jersey? I did some drone hunting to find out. (Spoiler: Some of it looks like planes. Some of it IS planes. Some of it is definitely NOT planes.) www.wsj.com/tech/persona...

And for home care.

I think part of it is older workers aren’t seeking promotions.

Said Orson Welles: I’ve heard this radio show before

Who doesn't love remote work? @yahoo-finance.bsky.social finance.yahoo.com/news/working...

Trump’s Social Security pick is a CEO with no government experience. Can he guide a troubled program 67 million Americans rely on?

“It had been nearly ten years since I’d last been on the dating market, and I felt like I had slept through some kind of revolution.” @jenniferwilson.bsky.social explores the business of heartbreak, which looks to replace the classic pint of ice cream with breakup coaches and get-over-him getaways.

Thanks to @jodylowepr.bsky.social for including me on this very good starter pack bsky.app/profile/thel...

Annual enrollment ends on Dec. 7. SHIP counselors can help -but many don't know about them. Instead, they get advice from brokers (biased in favor of products they rep), family and friends (biased by their own experiences, brand names and other irrelevant stuff) or worst of all, cable tv ads.

Why some Medicare agents aren’t getting paid and how it hurts Medicare shoppers fortune.com/well/article...

Nursing home industry pushing to rescind nursing home minimum staffing rules www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/h...

Just 14% of Americans 65+ meet federal physical activity guidelines search.app/AFazYv4a3xBu...

What Dr.Oz could mean for people on Medicare fortune.com/well/article...