Third Round of $250 Checks for Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Relief in the Mail

by Administrator 15. August 2010 10:38
By SeniorJournal.com - The third round of one-time, tax-free $250 rebate checks have been mailed to eligible Medicare beneficiaries whose drug costs are so high they have reached the Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage gap known as the “donut hole.” Experts estimate that more... [More]

New Report Pegs Cost of Skilled Nursing Care at $90,000 Per Year

by Administrator 15. August 2010 10:25
By McKnight's Long-Term Care News & Assisted Living - A new report from independent living consultant Univita Health finds that the national average annual cost for care in a private room at a Medicare-certified nursing home is slightly more than $90,000. The report analyzes information ... [More]

The New Old Age

by Administrator 15. August 2010 10:14
By Dale Russakoff / The New York Times - The population of older Americans is growing faster than ever and living longer than ever, but not as long as in much of Europe and elsewhere in the developed world, according to “Older Americans 2010: Key Indicators of Well-Being,” a report compi... [More]

Cognitive Impairment from Common Drugs?

by Administrator 14. July 2010 05:13
By SeniorJournal.com - In a study of elderly African-Americans it was found that drugs consumed often for a variety of common medical conditions including insomnia, allergies, or incontinence negatively affect the brain causing long term cognitive impairment. The researchers are confident future stu... [More]

Federal Government Releases 'meaningful use' Rules for Healthcare IT

by Administrator 14. July 2010 05:04
By McKnight's Long-Term Care News & Assisted Living - The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday disclosed two final rules regarding the "meaningful use" of electronic health records (EHR). One of the two regulations issued Tuesday defines the "meaningful use"... [More]

Doctors Face 21% Medicare, TRICARE Pay Cut

by Administrator 15. April 2010 06:36
By SeniorJournal.com - April 15 is a costly deadline for many Americans filing their taxes on deadline day. But it could even be more costly to many doctors facing a 21 percent pay cut from Medicare if Congress does not act immediately. Efforts by Democrats to fix this glitch in regulations that mak... [More]

All-Inclusive But Not All-Accessible

by Administrator 15. February 2010 15:05
By Laura Mahoney RN, BA / 2011 MSW Candidate GWB School of Social Work Washington Univeristy - Over the past ten years, an increased demand for nursing home alternatives has created significant growth in home and community-based programs for older adults. Since the population of people over t... [More]

Social Security Adds 38 New Medical Conditions that Qualify for Disability Help

by Administrator 12. February 2010 14:55
By SeniorJournal.com - The latest move by the Social Security Administration, in an ongoing effort to speed up the decision process for consideration of applications for disability benefits to those not yet age 65, is the addition of 38 new medical conditions to the list of Compassionate Allowance... [More]

AARP Applauds Senators’ Promise to Close Medicare Doughnut Hole

by Administrator 15. December 2009 10:01
By AARP - Last night, AARP CEO A. Barry Rand sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to thank him for publicly committing to close the Medicare prescription drug doughnut hole in a final health care reform bill. Closing this dangerous gap in coverage has been a top priority for AARP throu... [More]

Senate Set to Begin Debate This Week on Healthcare Reform Bill

by Administrator 30. November 2009 06:36
By McKnight's Long Term Care News - Fresh from its Thanksgiving break, the Senate is scheduled to pick up its debate over healthcare reform on Tuesday. Some provisions affecting senior care providers are similar to those in the House bill and some are different. For example, the Senate ... [More]

Recession Sends Older Americans to Food Pantries

by Administrator 28. November 2009 06:40
By Valerie Bauman / AP - Older Americans who were raised on stories of the Great Depression and acquired lifelong habits of thrift now find themselves crowding soup kitchens and food pantries in greater numbers for the first time after seeing retirement funds, second jobs and nest eggs wiped out by ... [More]

Social Security Announces New Feature on Popular Online Benefits Estimator

by Administrator 15. November 2009 12:58
By SeniorJournal.com - The highly touted Retirement Estimator at the Social Security Website has just added a new enhancement to serve senior citizens that have signed up for Medicare but have not applied for Social Security. Previously, these “Medicare only” beneficiaries would need to ... [More]

Women Live Longer but Not Healthier Lives: WHO

by Administrator 15. November 2009 12:35
By SeniorsDaily.net - Despite considerable progress in the past decades, societies continue to fail to meet the health care needs of women at key moments of their lives, particularly in their adolescent years and in older age, a World Health Organization report has found. Launching the report en... [More]

House Hands Health Care Challenge Off To Senate Which Faces Christmas Deadline

by Administrator 9. November 2009 14:51
By Liz Halloran / NPR News - Democrats have little time to savor the narrow passage of their historic heath care overhaul in the House of Representatives as attention turns to the deeply divided U.S. Senate. Majority Leader Harry Reid's challenge is to corral enough votes to bring a compani... [More]

Buddy, Can You Spare a Job

by Administrator 23. October 2009 05:01
By KS / theMatureMarket.com - What do a 66-year-old sales executive, a 59-year-old mental health counselor, and a 69-year-old technical writer have in common? They are all unemployed late in their careers, but they do not want to retire. In fact, given the costs of living in retirement, they nee... [More]

About the Author

John Rothbarth is the owner of the St. Louis Times, a media company focused on serving the informational needs of the St. Louis metro-area aging baby boomer/60+ population. The company publishes the St. Louis Times Resource Guide, St. Louis Times Express, and hosts St. Louis Times Funfest and St. Louis Times Geriatrics Symposium events. The company was founded in 1994 and has remained true to its original mission of 'doing some good for older adults and the professionals who work on their behalf.'

Since 1994 the company has won over 20 National Media Awards. He has participated on many local Boards of Directors, all of whom cater to the needs of our area’s aging population. For 2009 he is also President of Breakthrough Coalition, a consortium of over 250 aging-focused organizations and  professionals dedicated to serving the needs of older adults in the St. Louis / Illinois bi-state area.

John is a native St. Louisan, father of two sons, and graduate of the University of Missouri - Columbia with a BS degree in Business Administration. His interests include reading mysteries, jogging, motorcycling, and aviation - he is a pilot with instrument, multi-engine and seaplane ratings.

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