diabetes

Pre-Diabetes Is A Thing. But Does It Matter To Seniors?

Between half and three-quarters of older adults are diagnosed with pre-diabetes. But what does it mean? And what should you do if you get such a diagnosis? Increasingly, many experts say older patients should not overreact. A diagnosis of pre-Type 2 diabetes often produces anxiety and confusion in seniors. It can lead to unnecessary tests and medications. And, if poorly [...]

By |2024-06-20T16:08:06-04:00June 20th, 2024|Health Care|0 Comments

How A Handful of Drugs is Squeezing Medicare

Medicare expects it will spend more $550 million this year for the controversial anti-Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi and predicts the cost will skyrocket to $3.5 billion in 2025, according to Stat News. The program spent $5.7 billion on drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro in 2022, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.  These GLP-1 medications were designed to treat type 2 [...]

By |2024-04-18T11:17:15-04:00April 18th, 2024|Medicare|0 Comments