senior health

Two academic health care policy experts break down Medicare Advantage, which was supposed to save the government money. Instead, the payment rules overpay insurance companies on the taxpayers' dime.

Faced with a slow rollout of the updated vaccines and without state mandates for workers to get vaccinated, most skilled facilities are relying on persuasion to boost vaccination rates among staff and residents.

Researchers have found that while obesity at any age risks harming health, a few extra pounds in later life isn’t cause for concern.

Hearing loss often happens gradually and earlier than expected. Getting hearing aids can help stave off side effects like depression and even early death.

Army veteran Eugene Milligan is 75 years old and blind. He uses a wheelchair since losing half his right leg to diabetes and gets dialysis for kidney…

Last year, about half of Hillsborough County's Medicare recipients were vaccinated for the flu. But during most flu seasons, adults 65 years of age and…

Florida ranks near the middle of the state when it comes to senior health, according to a national survey released this week. Florida ranks 28th, slipping…