Baby Boomer Digest

AGED, FRAILED, AND DENIED BY THEIR INSURERS

Mary Rose Derks was a 65-year-old widow in 1990, when she began preparing for the day she could no longer care for herself. Every month, out of her grocery fund, she scrimped together about $100 for an insurance policy that promised to pay eventually for a room in an assisted living home. Link

MOST SUPPORT U.S. GUARANTEE OF HEALTHCARE

A majority of Americans say the federal government should guarantee health insurance to every American, especially children, and are willing to pay higher taxes to do it, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. Link