Families and friends are beginning to deck the halls, but the holiday season’s usual cheer is shifting to anxiety around social gatherings. According to the new Winter Wellness Survey, Americans say their health safety concerns will continue to increase with flu and COVID-19 spreading in communities across the country. GoHealth recently commissioned 1,550 online interviews…
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,diabetes affects one in five seniors. While aging Americans are at greater risk of chronic illnesses like diabetes, they’re also most likely to struggle with getting the right care and covering all the costs. In the National Diabetes Month Pulse Survey, GoHealth explored the impact of diabetes…
For a growing number of Americans, health insurance is a double-edged sword; some can’t afford it, but they also can’t afford to live without it. For older Americans who see help on the horizon in the form of Medicare, a proposal like Medicare at 60 — which aims to lower the eligibility age from 65…
There’s no shortage of opinions about Millennials or Gen X. According to the latest U.S. census data, there are over 61 million Millennials aged 24 to 39 and 65 million Gen X’ers aged 40 to 55. Between both of these generations, many are facing a new reality or role – the caregiver – that is…
Americans and countries worldwide are waiting for the moment we share a collective sigh, step outside, and hug our friends in public. And while social distance is necessary to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, medically vulnerable populations, like seniors, must take extra precautions. To examine how COVID-19 changed social norms by interrupting…
One in five Americans is enrolled in a Medicare health plan and almost 10,000 age into Medicare every day. Yet, many are faced with concerns, uncertainty and confusion of Medicare.