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Inspired by Foxworthy’s ‘Redneck’ books retired senior publishes book poking fun at getting old...200 Sure-Fire, Lead-Pipe-Cinch, No-Question-About-It Ways to Tell if . . . You Might be Getting OLD! is the title of a new book just published by 66-year-old retiree Michael L. Garee of Metropolitan Atlanta...Garee said his new book was strongly inspired and influenced in both content and style by the highly successful You Might Be a Redneck If . . . series of books published in recent years by actor/comedian Jeff Foxworthy...(more)

CMS Proposal Would Limit Industry Practice That Raises Costs for Some Medicare Drug Plan Beneficiaries...A CMS proposal under consideration would limit a practice used by pharmacy benefit managers known as "lock-in pricing" that can increase costs for beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare drug benefit and bring them into the so-called "doughnut hole" coverage gap more quickly, the Wall Street Journal reports...(more)

'When Will I Die?' The Taboo Question in Retirement Planning...It would be so much easier to plan for retirement if people knew when they were going to die...We can't know, but investment advisor and author John E. Girouard says that shouldn't stop people from asking themselves: At what age do I THINK I'm going to die?...(more)

Health Affairs Web-Exclusive article finds cost of Prescription Drugs more of a problem today for all with chronic conditions...As the number of working-age adults who have major chronic conditions grew between 1997 and 2006, those without health coverage in this group experienced substantial erosion in access to health care, according to a new study by Kaiser Family Foundation researchers published today as a Health Affairs Web Exclusive...(more)

Late Baby Boomers’ Retirement May Be Hurt by Housing Market Collapse...In the face of proposals to cut or delay benefits for Social Security and Medicare, the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), a nonpartisan think tank, warns Congress should “take into account the financial situation of near retirees” who could be almost completely dependent on Social Security and Medicare benefits to support their retirement...(more)

Patients buying fewer Prescription Drugs
The growth in prescriptions filled by U.S. pharmacies is at its slowest in at least ten years, as increasing health care costs and a slowing economy are making medication harder to afford...(more)

Rising gas prices affecting Home Health Care Workers; Industry considers replacing Rural Visits with Remote Monitoring...Rising fuel prices are causing financial strain for some home health care workers and the industry is considering replacing some services in rural areas with remote monitoring systems, the AP/Chicago Tribute reports...(more)

Federal, State Governments, Insurers test 'Medical Home' model of Health Care to reduce costs...Some health insurers and other payers, including Medicare and Medicaid, are testing the "medical home" model of care to see if patient-centered care can reduce later treatment costs, the New York Times reports...(more)

Recalling how love found its way in a war from the past—‘Miss Saigon’ opens at Muny...It was a scene burned into our memories…Helicopters fleeing the American Embassy roof as approaching North Vietnamese troops entered Saigon during the 1975 American evacuation from Vietnam…but even in such bedlam, love still finds a place in the story of how an innocent Vietnamese girl, Kim, falls gloriously in love with an American GI while the war rages around them. MISS SAIGON is one of the most successful musicals in the world, seen by over 33 million people in over 25 countries in 12 different languages...(more)