Category Archives: senior citizens
Discharges, Medicare, and Long Term Care Basics for Seniors
A new study identified that Medicare could save approximately $4.6 billion with no negative impact by disallowing discharges to long term care hospitals. The study analyzed different outcomes for patients between 1998 and 2014 for those patients who were discharged to long term hospitals. Do you have long term care insurance to help you… Read More »
AARP Piece Warns Of Con Games Targeting Senior Citizens
Identity Theft In something of an ironic twist, the con man whose exploits were portrayed in the 2002 film “Catch Me If You Can” is now the Fraud Watch Network Ambassador for the American Association of Retired Persons. The new role for Frank W. Abagnale, who became a consultant for the FBI after they… Read More »
FBI site notes elderly often targeted by scammers
Older people are not necessarily easier marks for con artists, but they do tend to fall victim to scams simply because they are targeted more than the rest of the population, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In a web page devoted entirely to the subject, this and other factors point out how… Read More »