#healthy aging

[lookingforcactus]

A big cost and concern for many seniors in the U.S. is the price of prescription drugs and other healthcare expenses—and this year, thanks to The Inflation Reduction Act, their costs may go down dramatically, especially for patients fighting cancer or heart disease.

I learned about the new benefits because my ‘Medicare birthday’ is coming up in a couple months when I turn 65. I was shocked that there were so many positive changes being made, which I never heard about on the news.

Thousands of Americans on Medicare have been paying more than $14,000 a year for blood cancer drugs, more than $10,000 a year for ovarian cancer drugs, and more than $9,000 a year for breast cancer drugs, for instance.

That all changed beginning in 2023, after the Biden administration capped out-of-pocket prescriptions at $3,500—no matter what drugs were needed. And this year, in 2024, the cap for all Medicare out-of-pocket prescriptions went down to a maximum of $2,000.

“The American people won, and Big Pharma lost,” said President Biden in September 2022, after the legislation passed. “It’s going to be a godsend to many families.”

Another crucial medical necessity, the shingles vaccine, which many seniors skip because of the cost, is now free. Shingles is a painful rash with blisters, that can be followed by chronic pain, and other complications, for which there is no cure

In 2022, more than 2 million seniors paid between $100 and $200 for that vaccine, but starting last year, Medicare prescription drug plans dropped the cost for shots down to zero.

Another victory for consumers over Big Pharma affects anyone of any age who struggles with diabetes. The cost of life-saving insulin was capped at $35 a month [for people on Medicare].

Medicare is also lowering the costs of the premium for Part B—which covers outpatient visits to your doctors. 15 million Americans will save an average of $800 per year on health insurance costs, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Last year, for the first time in history, Medicare began using the leverage power of its large patient pool to negotiate fair prices for drugs. Medicare is no longer accepting whatever drug prices that pharmaceutical companies demand.

Negotiations began on ten of the most widely used and expensive drugs.

Among the ten drugs selected for Medicare drug price negotiation were Eliquis, used by 3.7 million Americans and Jardiance and Xarelto, each used by over a million people. The ten drugs account for the highest total spending in Medicare Part D prescription plans...

How are all these cost-savings being paid for?

The government is able to pay for these benefits by making sure the biggest corporations in America are paying their fair share of federal taxes.

In 2020, for instance, dozens of American companies on the Fortune 500 list who made $40 billion in profit paid zero in federal taxes.

Starting in 2023, U.S. corporations are required to pay a minimum corporate tax of 15 percent. The Inflation Reduction Act created the CAMT, which imposed the 15% minimum tax on the adjusted financial statement income of any corporation with average income that exceeds $1 billion.

For years, Americans have decried the rising costs of health care—but in the last three years, there are plenty of positive developments.

-via Good News Network, February 25, 2024

#united states #medicare #healthcare #healthcare access #big pharma #prescription drugs #health insurance #us politics #good news #hope #seniors #aging #healthy aging

[searchingsilk]

Ocean Reverie Kimono by Jan Kirstein Rigor. From my “Aging Gracefully” Series. The Kimono Series is available as giclee prints here: https://janis-kirstein.pixels.com #kimono #abstract art #contemporaryart #giclee prints #painting #drawing #artcollectors #ipastelspro #aginggracefully #jankirsteinrigor #mixedmedia #collage

#art #energy work #fashion #health & fitness #mindfulness #museums #chanel #architecture #meditation #kimono #ipastels #abstract #contemporary art #modern art #abstract painting #aging gracefully #healthy aging #drawing #painting

[silvermoon424]

I believe in Emilia Clarke supremacy

#she is my queen #emilia clarke #anti anti aging #healthy aging #aging #personal growth #wellness

[melisssg99]

I can't believe girls my age and younger are getting

"preventative botox"

I just hope I get the chance to grow old with my partner without too much pain,

embrace my gray hair I'll inevitably grow

and maybe someday even hold my grandchildren with wrinkly loving hands.

We shouldn't be scared of looking our age🩷

Growing older

is a privilege

#age #wrinkles #botox #preventative botox #plastic #plasticsurgery #plastic surgery #botox treatment #botox injections #aging #aging gracefully #healthy aging #women's health #natural health #holistichealth #holistic health #holistic #health #feminine health #feminine #femininity #traditional #embrace aging #love yourself #aging is beautiful #aging is a privilege #growing old #growing older is a privilege #personal

[rosielindy]

I’m coming up on a major milestone birthday next month, just came across this message today and I really needed it. 🥰

#jane fonda #aging gracefully #healthy aging #state of mind #stairway to heaven

[eatclean-bewhole]

#magnesium #minerals #vitamins #antiinflammatory #health #healthylifestyle #nutrition #wellness #vegan #guthealth #healthyfood #foodismedicine #organic #antiinflammatorydiet #inflammation #plantbased #healthy #healthyliving #holistichealth #painrelief #natural #immunesupport #antiinflammatoryfood #jointhealth #hearthealth #brainhealth #integrativenutrition #holistic #nutritionist #healthcoach

#antiinflammatorydiet #antiinflammatory #antiinflammatory foods #magnesium #hearthealth #guthealth #brainhealth #health #Healthy #healthylifestyle #healthyliving #healthy aging

[what-would-logan-do]

Haven't been taking very good care of myself lately, so I'm trying to turn that around. Lo and behold, on New Year's Day my library notifies me that my hold on the "Outlive" e-book is ready. Some much needed fitness/wellness/healthy aging inspiration!

Happy New Year to all.

#peter attia #outlive #healthy aging #what i'm reading

[sotwk]

As the only Gen Z surrounding by millennials siblings, I love to teased them about their favourites movies being old, I even called some of them ancient like clueless, and the legend of zoro. I really enjoying watching their soul leave their body whenever I pointed out that most of their favourites movies are around 18 years to 20 years old. So, as a Millennials, I just wanna ask you, am I the devil? 😂😂

Heck, even though it surprises me sometimes how old I've gotten and how quickly time has flown by, it doesn't bother me to realize that I and the things I love from my younger years have gotten old. It's true that I have aged (like every human being is supposed to do), but I am still fantastic (perhaps more so than I was when I was younger and an idiot less wise) and so are those awesome, "ancient" things from 20-25 years ago!

I don't think you're the devil for pointing out an honest truth; tell your siblings they need to calm down and enjoy the fact that they grew up watching amazing stuff!

While we're at it, here are just a FEW OLD 1990s Movies That You Gen-Z Kids Should Totally Check Out If You Haven't Already:

Titanic (yes, with Leo DiCaprio)

Men In Black (the first one)

The Mummy (see what all the fuss over that dude Brendan Fraser is about)

Speed (if you think Keanu Reeves is hot as John Wick, WELL.)

Addams Family Values (psst, all you fans of Wednesday!)

Legends of the Fall (maybe you'll finally "get" Brad Pitt)

Interview with the Vampire (another OG that will never be beat)

...and many, many more!! The 90s were a treasure trove!!!

And remember--be nice to your elders! You'll be in our place soon enough! ;)

#sotwk answers #mutuals bonding #aging gracefully #healthy aging #aging well #growing up #life #1990s #90s #movie suggestions #movie recs

[raven-runes]

One of the few benefits of osteoarthritis is that you don't need to actually check the weather forecast.

You wake up and proclaim "My knee aches this morning, it shall rain with no sunny spells and an average temperature of 10 degrees Celsius."

#diary #chronic pain #arthritis #joint pain #knee pain #healthy aging #aging #life at 35 #me #personal #osteoarthritis #weather

[labelleizzy]

I love you knees that crackle, I love you muscles that ache after Doing Things, I love you feet that carry me places and that I have to stretch out and readjust after a long walk ...I love you confidence I never had in my twenties, I love you peace of mind I didn't have till my thirties, I love you knowledge I don't even realize that I have till I'm talking to someone and can share it... I love you menopause, and the cessation of the brain weasels and mood swings, gods I'm so glad of that part!

Aging doesn't always suck. It can be a joyful change (though there's going to forever be adjusting my expectations)

We should all be so lucky as to age well, in beloved community, fighting for and feeding each other.

#aging is a gift #healthy aging #izzy ages gracefully #(i hope) #post menopause #some things suck #some things are awesome #some things about me #izzy writes

[kingoftheu]

Sasha is gonna keep her short hair and leather jacket look right up until the point some mouthy middle schoolers rip her a new one.

Like she's gonna go into work one day and some kid is gonna be like "oh are you trying to be cool and relateable" and then another is gonna say "how do you do fellow kids" and then some Sasha-lite is gonna absolutely body her with a "you're aging so gracefully Mrs Waybright, you totally can still rock that outfit"

And then Sasha is gonna run home crying to Marcy and Anne.

#amphibia #amphibia finale #amphibia spoilers #amphibia sasha #sasha waybright #the hardest thing #epilogue #healthy aging #amphibia anne #anne boonchuy #amphibia marcy #marcy wu #sasharcy #sashanne #marcanne #sashanarcy

[ceoofcougartown]

Everyone should go watch a sunset even if you're single .. and write your name in the sand ..

#gray hair #agingbeautifully #ceoofcougartown #healthy aging #cougar

[fatgirlgetsfitatlast]

“I think people get old when they stop thinking about the future,” Ric told me. “If you want to find someone’s true age, listen to them. If they talk about the past and they talk about all the things that happened that they did, they’ve gotten old. If they think about their dreams, their aspirations, what they’re still looking forward to—they’re young.” ― Peter Attia MD, Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity

#aging #young #staying young #peter attia #outlive #book #healthy aging #getting older

[itsnice2haveafriend]

I'm never going to have that mid 30s to 40s moment where something flares up and it's an existential "𝘖𝘩? Oh no... oh 𝘯𝘰!" moment because suddenly your body is providing physical evidence of the most corporeal variety that you are indeed aging. But like... I've been having joint, muscle, foot, and a sprinkling of other types of pain from the age of 4 so like for me it'll just be a Tuesday. Another day another ache.

#it's a combo of hypotonia and flat feet without orthotics #chronic pain #hypotonia #joint and muscle laxity #joint problems #joint pain #flat feet #aging #aging is a gift #healthy aging #age is just a number #for me anyway #middle aged women #and before anyone asks yes I do sound like a duck smack smack smacking if I run around when my feet are wet because they're flat

[ricisidro]

#Ikigai is a Japanese term that means “a reason to live."

It's a concept that encourages people to discover what truly matters to them and to live a life filled with purpose and joy.

The book Ikigai:The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia — is about the lives of the inhabitants of #Okinawa, #Japan with high number of centenarians which was also featured in the #Netflix docuseries Live to 100: Secrets of the #BlueZones (2023) based on Dan Buettner's book @BlueZones.

#HealthyAging #LiveBetterLonger #Longevity

#Ikigai #Reason to Live #Okinawa #Japan #centenarians #Netflix #Live to 100 #Blue Zones #Healthy Aging #Live Better Longer #Longevity

[currentlycoping]

one should only be so lucky to age, make all the expressions and get all the wrinkles

#aging #healthy aging #aging gracefully #beauty #aesthetic #inspo #femcore #wrinkles #deep wrinkles