Four Generations Struggle With Aging in Cathleen Schine's New Novel
86-year-old Joy Bergman is struggling to keep her life under control. She’s single-handedly caring for her husband who’s suffering from Alzheimer’s – plus she’s trying to hang onto her job as a museum...
View ArticleWhy Aging is Crucial to Our Survival
Aging has evolved over millions of years to prevent an ecological crisis. In Cracking the Aging Code: The New Science of Growing Old-And What It Means for Staying Young theoretical biologist Josh...
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Sobering IMF report on U.S. economy cites dwindling middle class, growing...
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: The American middle class is shrinking and struggling. The six-year-long economic recovery is showing some signs of slowing. And the pronounced wealth...
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Is there any relief for astronomical drug costs?
Medicare is prevented by law from negotiating with drug companies over their prices. In recent years, the price tag for people who must take expensive new drugs has risen at an alarming rate, writes...
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How selling a home may affect what you pay for Medicare
Photo by Shannon Stapleton/ReutersEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide the answers you need in “Ask Phil.” Send your questions to...
View ArticleTessa Hadley Reads “Dido's Lament”
Tessa Hadley reads her story “Dido's Lament,” from the August 8 & 15, 2016, issue of the magazine. Hadley has published six novels and four story collections, including “Sunstroke and Other...
View ArticleExtending the Human Lifespan Hundreds of Years
Could advances in medicine and technology allow us to live longer — a lot longer? Decades, perhaps centuries? Eve Herold, former director of the Office of Communications and Public Affairs at the...
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Teaching in-home caregivers seems to pay off, report says
Photo by Flickr user Rosie O’Beirne.Low-income Californians who are elderly and disabled were less likely to go to the emergency room or be hospitalized after their in-home caregivers participated in...
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Why doesn’t Medicare cover more for physical therapy?
Phil Moeller answers your questions on aging and retirement. Photo by Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide the answers you...
View ArticleConnecting Faith and Public Policy; Making Makeup Safe; Men's Aging and...
On today's show:David Wallace-Wells, Features Director at New York Magazine, recounts his frightening experience at Kennedy Airport last week, when reports of an active shooter - though there wasn't...
View ArticleMen's Aging and Evolution
Richard Bribiescas, professor of anthropology and ecology and evolutionary biology at Yale University, deputy provost for faculty development and diversity and the author of How Men Age: What Evolution...
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Column: Will increasing longevity change the way you live?
If you knew you were going to live to 100, how would it affect the way you live your life? Photo by Paul Bradbury/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and...
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Medicare won’t cover a procedure I need. Can I get private insurance?
Aging and retirement expert Phil Moeller answers your questions. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide...
View ArticleThe Science of Singing
When you hear a singer like the late Whitney Houston belt out a song like “I Will Always Love You,” you’re listening to a marvel of vocal skill. But there’s no anatomical difference between her vocal...
View ArticleFact-Checking Donald Trump's Philanthropy, Ken Burns on 'Defying the Nazis'
David Fahrenthold, a political reporter with The Washington Post discusses his investigation into Donald Trump's charitable donations. Filmmakers Ken Burns and Artemis Joukowsky discuss their new film,...
View ArticleLife After 60: Confronting Aging with Grace and Humor
Journalist and author Ian Brown talks about his memoir Sixty: The Beginning of the End, Or the End of the Beginning? He candidly confronts aging, and asks whether turning 60 means that he’s “soon to be...
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How do the Affordable Care Act and Medicare interact?
Hisham Uadadeh enrolls in a health insurance plan under the Affordable Care Act at Leading Insurance Agency in Miami, Florida. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller,...
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Even with medical advances, humans may not live past 130, study says
105-year-old Japanese Hidekichi Miyazaki poses like Jamaica’s Usain Bolt in front of an electric board showing his 100-metre record time of 42.22 seconds at an athletic field in Kyoto, Japan, in this...
View Article'Aquarius' Explores Brazilian Life in a Changing Neighborhood
Sônia Braga stars in “Aquarius,” directed by Kleber Mendonca Filho. Braga plays Clara, a 65-year-old widow and retired music critic, who is the last resident of the Aquarius, one of the few old...
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Column: Questionable Social Security and Medicare policies put seniors in a...
Social Security announced last week that its annual cost of living adjustment would be a paltry three-tenths of 1 percent in 2017. This small increase is not only unfair to Social Security recipients,...
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Here’s how to find the Medicare Part D drug plan right for you
The annual Medicare open enrollment period is underway, having begun on Oct. 15 and extending through Dec. 7. For 2017 plans, active shopping may yield the greatest benefits in Medicare Part D...
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Loneliness harms aging health. This new campaign aims to curb isolation
Tens of millions of adults are chronically lonely, which has deleterious impacts on aging. Photo by brunella fratini/via AdobeA new national campaign rolling out on Wednesday aims to raise awareness of...
View ArticleLesley Stahl on Becoming a Grandmother, Reporting from the White House, and...
This is a rebroadcast of an interview that originally aired on April 13th, 2016.Before journalist Lesley Stahl joined 60 Minutes, she became the first woman to serve as CBS News' White House...
View ArticleLauren Graham, Truffles, 'Office Christmas Party'
Journalist Philip Moeller shares tips from his latest book, Get What's Yours for Medicare: Maximize Your Coverage, Minimize Your Costs. "Sporkful" podcast host Dan Pashman gets an inside look at the...
View ArticleGetting the Most Out of Medicare During Turbulent Times
Philip Moeller, who writes the "Making Sen$e" Medicare column for the PBS NewsHour website and reports on aging, health and retirement for Money magazine, shares advice from his latest book, Get What's...
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Column: Why age doesn’t get in the way of good sex
Photo by MoMo Productions via Getty ImagesAging is generally associated with improvements in our quality of life: We become more proficient in our work, learn how to manage our finances better and our...
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Growing number of Americans are retiring outside the U.S.
A foreign resident teaches local children how to draw at the Cultural Arts Center in Ajijic June 9, 2012. For decades, American and Canadian expats have flocked to the shores of Chapala, seeking refuge...
View ArticleCan Keeping Our Cells Healthy Lead to a Longer Life?
Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine in 2009, and Dr. Elissa Epel, a health psychologist who studies stress, aging, and obesity, discuss their book, The Telomere...
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Column: Social Security will reduce paper statements in 2017. Here’s why it...
Mature adult looking at Social Security documents Photo by Jim McGuire/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide the answers...
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Care provider directories wrong nearly half the time in Medicare Advantage...
Photo by Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide the answers you need. Phil is the...
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Column: Why aren’t my chiropractic appointments covered by Medicare?
Phil Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on aging and retirement. Photo by Dean Mitchell/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on...
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My employer health insurance is unaffordable. Should I get Medicare?
Journalist Philip Moeller answers your questions on aging and retirement. Photo by Ariel Skelley/Blend Images via Getty Images.Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers...
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Column: Need to unload family heirlooms? Prepare for disappointment
Richard Eisenberg of Next Avenue has advice for boomers desperate to unload family heirlooms. Photo by Jon Nazca/ReutersEditor’s Note: Next Avenue columnist Richard Eisenberg has advice for boomers...
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Want to live past 100? These centenarians share their secrets
100-year-old Marge Jetton lifts weights every morning. “I’m for anything that has to do with health” Jetton says. Photo by Getty.Gertrude Siegel is 101 and hears it all the time. “Everyone says ‘I want...
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Many seniors who qualify for home-based care under Medicare aren’t receiving...
A worrisome and growing number of Medicare enrollees have said that they have been denied home-based care even though they are qualified to receive it and it is covered by Medicare, Phil Moeller...
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How older adults can recover from loneliness
Photo by Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty ImagesIt’s widely believed that older age is darkened by persistent loneliness. But a considerable body of research confirms this isn’t the case.In fact, loneliness...
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If I’m healthy, do I really need a Medigap or Medicare Advantage plan?
The Social Security Administration has no idea who’s in your family unless you tell them. That information can affect the benefits you collect. Photo by Siri Stafford/Getty Images.Editor’s Note:...
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What do you need to know about successful aging and retirement?
Tens of millions of adults are chronically lonely, which has deleterious impacts on aging. Photo by brunella fratini/via Adobe. related words: seniors, retirement, health care, medicareEditor’s Note:...
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Think you’re too old for a bucket list? These 90-somethings disagree
Mildred “Milly” Reeves, right, flies a Cessna Model 172 with assistance from pilot Pete Lockner, left. (Screengrab of family video/YouTube)It is one thing to have a bucket list at any age. It is...
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What’s the best place to retire? Keep these factors in mind before settling...
Photo by Eric Gaillard/ReutersEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on aging and retirement. His weekly column, “Ask Phil,” aims to help older Americans and...
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How the back pain industry is taking patients for an unhealthy ride
Searching for solutions to back pain can lead sufferers into an expensive and sometimes dangerous maze of ineffectual treatments, procedures and pills, journalist and investigative reporter Cathryn...
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Help! I lost my job and just turned 65. What do I do about health insurance?
Phil Moeller answers your aging and retirement questions in his weekly column, “Ask Phil.” Photo by Lucy Nicholson/ReutersEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers you...
View ArticleBill Nye Lets Out His Inner Nerd, How To Grow Old Without Getting Old, 'A...
Bill Nye joins us to discuss his new book Everything All at Once: How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem. Malachy McCourt on his latest book Death Need Not Be...
View Article#100 Is 100 That Exciting?
In honor of our 100th episode, producer Abigail Keel talks to some centenarians about the good and the bad of 100. To join the conversation, go to www.longestshortesttime.com! This episode is brought...
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Older people dying on job at higher rate than all workers
Poor women are four times more likely to be jobless by the end of treatment than their better-off peers, according to a study published Monday in Health Affairs. Photo by srisakorn/via AdobeOlder...
View ArticleAge Shaming of the Aging
Margaret Morganroth Gullette, resident scholar at Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University and author of Ending Ageism, or How Not to Shoot Old People (Rutgers University Press, 2017),...
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Standard Medigap plans are learning some new tricks
Photo by David Jakle/Getty ImagesMedigap supplement policies have begun to change, moving away from being the plain-vanilla member of the Medicare family. Increasingly, these private insurance policies...
View ArticleI Can't Grow Old Gracefully
Surprise! We've got one last Pull Quote episode for you. When we remembered this tape, we couldn't help but share it with you. Musician Robert Earl Keen talks about aging in a way that feels so true...
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Opportunity Costs: I Never Felt Inferior
I first talked to Ernie Major a few years ago, for our episode about living alone. When we put out our call for class stories, Ernie got in touch again. "I’m retired now, by myself in a single wide...
View ArticleWho Will Care For Our Parents and Grandparents?
As the population ages and more people would like to grow old in their homes, E Tammy Kim, freelance writer and fellow at The Investigative Fund at the Nation Institute, reports for Bloomberg...
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