AARP says seniors unaware of long term care costs
A national study shows few realize long term care costs or how to pay. Florida residents 45 and over underestimate nursing home and assisted living costs, hindering retirement planning. Advocates urge government education on options and long term care insurance.
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Esther “Tess” Canja
Port Charlotte
Linda Barrett
Health Insurance Association of America
Osteoporosis study finds bones often undiagnosed in women
A large study of 200,160 women aged 50 and older finds 7 percent with osteoporosis and 40 percent with low bone density. Fracture risk nearly doubles in low density and quadruples with osteoporosis, prompting calls for preventive measures and routine density screening.
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Merck & Co
Ethel Sims
Columbia University
Journal of the American Medical Assn
Felicia Cosman
National Osteoporosis Foundation
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