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Get Ready for Medicare Price Cuts on
Medical Supplies
Starting July 1, a new competitive-bidding program will mean lower costs for beneficiaries who order diabetes supplies and other equipment, such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, walkers and more. Read
Is Caffeine Withdrawal a Mental Disorder?
Experts from the American Psychiatric Association say yes. Find out more. Read
Supreme Court Rules That Genes Cannot Be Patented
This is good news for researchers and patients — and should lower costs for future cancer-risk tests like ones Angelina Jolie underwent. Read
The Dirty Truth About Reusing Colonoscopy Instruments
A new study finds that 3 out of 20 endoscopes are not cleaned thoroughly, putting patients at risk for hepatitis and other infections. Read
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'Ticket to Work' Program Helps People Get Off Disability Insurance
Returning to work isn't easy. This program offers a trial period in which someone can test his ability to hold down a job for nine months without a loss of benefits. Read
Ask Ms. Medicare
Who Pays the Part-D Higher Income Surcharge?
Drug coverage in a retiree plan may not exempt you. Read
Financially Speaking
Looking for a Job? Why You Need to 'Go Social'
Your online profile is a calling card to a new generation of recruiters. Read
Your Money
10 Free (or Nearly Free) Activities for Kids or Grandkids
How to enlighten, entertain and spend time together this summer without breaking the bank. Read
Editor's Letter
Jump In! The Twittersphere's Just Fine
Social media sites are terrific places to communicate with friends, family — even total strangers. But they can have a dark side, too, so tweet with care. Read
Where We Stand
Seeking Solutions
AARP's CEO says there are better ways to reduce the deficit than by cutting Social Security and Medicare benefits. Read
President's Corner
How to Strengthen and Preserve Medicare
AARP's president offers three responsible and commonsense solutions to help lower costs. Read
they made history
JUNE 17
1631: Mumtaz Mahal, favorite wife of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, dies giving birth to her 14th child at age 38. Her grieving husband would spend some 21 years building one of the world's most iconic buildings to become her mausoleum — the white marble domes of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.
1954: In a bout at Yankee Stadium, former heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles becomes the only boxer to last 15 rounds against Rocky Marciano. Marciano wins in a unanimous decision. Marciano would retire a year later as the only undefeated heavyweight boxing champion, with a 49-0 record.
1994: O.J. Simpson leads police on a low-speed chase on a Los Angeles freeway, after the former professional football player was charged with the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman. Simpson surrenders to police after less than an hour of negotiations, and he would be subsequently acquitted.
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