The names of the first 10 Medicare drugs whose prices the federal government will negotiate directly with manufacturers were released Aug. 29. Popular but pricey blood thinners, diabetes medications, cancer treatments make historic list.
For the first time since AARP began publishing the Scorecard in 2011, more than half of Medicaid long-term care dollars nationwide for older adults and people with physical disabilities went to home- and community-based services instead of nursing homes and other institutions.
AARP West Virginia is expanding its team of volunteers dedicated to improving the lives of the state’s older residents. Volunteers can work from home or in person.
West Virginians who use insulin will see their copays for the diabetes drug capped at $35 a month in aggregate under a state law that will take effect Jan. 1.