Howdy Doody Needs Jimmy Hoffa

Howdy Doody Needs Jimmy Hoffa

I never dreamed I’d still have to defend Howdy, but I find it beyond endurance to tolerate the smears and snarky comments leveled in the direction of my beloved friend Howdy Doody and his ilk. Sure, it’s easy to just cast aside these slights as ignorance, but that’s how these …

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Medicare Update – Senior Planet from AARP

Medicare Update – Senior Planet from AARP

Expect changes in Medicare this year. Look for higher drug prices, higher co-pays, and even doctors and hospitals being dropped from Medicare Advantage plans This is a hectic time of the year for Medicare recipients. The ads and the telemarketing phone calls begin, kicking off Medicare Open Enrollment, which offers …

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Fight Aging! Newsletter, November 10th 2025

Fight Aging! Newsletter, November 10th 2025

Fight Aging! publishes news and commentary relevant to the goal of ending all age-related disease, to be achieved by bringing the mechanisms of aging under the control of modern medicine. This weekly newsletter is sent to thousands of interested subscribers. To subscribe to the newsletter, please visit: https://www.fightaging.org/newsletter/. To …

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Consumer Protections – Member Rights – Justice in Aging

Consumer Protections – Member Rights – Justice in Aging

This toolkit provides policymakers, including State Medicaid Agency staff, and advocates, with principles and corresponding template language to develop State Medicaid Agency Contracts (SMACs) that are responsive to the needs of the dually eligible populations they serve. Stakeholders are encouraged to use this tool to advance their priorities by tailoring …

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How to Diagnose Dementia: the Practical Basics

How to Diagnose Dementia: the Practical Basics

“Doctor, do you diagnose dementia? Because I need someone who can diagnose dementia.” A man asked me this question recently. He explained that his 86 year-old father, who lived in the Bay Area, had recently been widowed. Since then the father had sold his long-time home rather quickly, and was …

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I Dream of Life Inside Jeannie’s Bottle

I Dream of Life Inside              Jeannie’s Bottle

Does art imitate life or vice versa. It might be either. Do I believe that? Is art the driver of life or merely a reflection? I actually believe it’s both. Art will push the boundaries of what’s acceptable and at times use imitation as creation. Fifties and sixties television is …

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Voices: Samir Shah, President & CEO, CareScout Services

Voices: Samir Shah, President & CEO, CareScout Services

This article is sponsored by CareScout. As the senior care landscape continues to evolve, providers are navigating a perfect storm of economic pressures, shifting consumer expectations, and fragmented care delivery. At the center of these changes is a growing need for collaboration, personalization, and greater transparency—especially when it comes to …

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Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) Updates: What California Advocates Need to Know – Justice in Aging

Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) Updates: What California Advocates Need to Know – Justice in Aging

Samantha Morales: Hello everyone, and welcome to today’s webinar presentation entitled Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans Updates: What California Advocates Need to Know. I’m Samantha Morales, Senior Policy Advocate on the Health Team at Justice in Aging. Today I’m joined by my colleague, Tiffany Huyenh-Cho, Director, California Medicare and Medicaid Advocacy. …

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