On Wednesday, I received a call from woman who indicated she was from Medicare and she wanted to know if I’d received my new Medicare card. After turning off the radio so I could hear her better, I said I’d received a new card several years ago when Medicare numbers... Read more →
Photo: Library of Congress The already marginal U.S. health care system is being rocked by massive cuts in staff at the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS. On Tuesday, HHS began to layoff thousands of employees across its departments, a downsizing that will reduce its workforce by about... Read more →
President Trump abruptly fired Democratic FTC commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya on Wednesday although the Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency. Before I could get to the FTC website and find their photos, they had been removed. The only photos on the site are of Andrew N. Ferguson,... Read more →
Consumers and consumer groups are encouraging Americans to not spend money Friday on discretionary spending. The national economic blackout is a way for Americans to boycott major retailers that are perceived as aligning with the Trump administration’s current policies. Some retailers are being targeted including Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy.... Read more →
If you voted for Donald Trump, did you really think he’d do anything to bring prices down or help people? In an executive order signed Wednesday called “Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans,” President Trump rescinded an executive order by President Joe Biden that would offer a $2 monthly charge... Read more →
On my landline, yes, I still have one, I’m still getting unwanted calls. However, not as many as in the past. The police organization, with the man or men with Texas accents, keep calling, although I told them once to take me off their list. I told them I’d never... Read more →
Updated guidelines for healthcare professionals to use as prevention strategies for people with no history of strokes includes new discoveries that have been made in the last 10 years. They were prepared by the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, and published Monday in the association’s... Read more →
About a dozen times I’ve written about price gouging being one of the biggest drivers of inflation, along lamenting about how politicians weren’t talking about it. President Biden took up the topic recently, and Kamala Harris, vice president and the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, announced it Friday as part... Read more →
Every week, I write and send out my newsletter Helpful Money Tips for You. This week’s newsletter has a number of financial tips that will be valuable to to you and your family during 2024. See it below. I’m getting a lot of compliments on the newsletter. People like it because it’s brief and has information from a variety of sources that they can put to use right away. Read more →
The medical community and consumers are excited about the new injectable weight-loss drugs, such as Ozempic and Wegovy. The drugs suppress appetite and slow digestion. Celebrities, including Orpha Winfrey, are taking the drugs. Most doctors and health care providers like to have a pill or shot that will fix patients’ problems. Read more →