How healthy are you? GOP bill would help employers find out

A bill in Congress could make it harder for workers to keep employers from getting access to their personal medical and genetic information and raise the financial penalties for those who opt out of workplace wellness programs. House Republicans are proposing legislation aimed at making it easier for companies to gather genetic data from workers and their families, including their children, when they collect it as part of a voluntary wellness program.

Why Seniors Hate This Medicare Plan “Fix”

Medicare provides a critical healthcare safety net to tens of millions of American seniors, but the program’s costs are soaring as more baby boomers sign up and healthcare gets more complex, and that’s got Washington, D.C., lawmakers trying to come up with fixes to keep the program on solid financial footing. Unfortunately, these fixes could cause significant changes to Medicare that impact choice and cost sharing and, unsurprisingly, that’s drawn the ire of budget-conscious seniors, and organizations, including AARP, that advocate for them.