Silver Tech Notes is a small publication for older adults and the families who look after them. We write about the practical side of aging well: understanding Medicare deadlines, choosing hearing aids without getting sold a bill of goods, asking your doctor the right questions about new medicines, and using simple technology to keep a family organized — calendars, medication lists, and notes that everybody can see.
No hype, no miracle cures, and no talking down. Just clear answers, written large enough to read.
A temporary federal program lets eligible Part D members get certain weight-management medicines — Wegovy, Zepbound KwikPen, and Foundayo — for a flat $50 a month. Who qualifies, what is not covered, how the approval works, and why the December 31, 2027 end date matters.
You have probably heard the names — friends, family, folks at church are talking about these medicines. Before you ask about them, or decide they are not for you, here are the plain-language questions worth bringing to your doctor, and why the decision belongs to a clinician who knows your health history.
Every fall, from October 15 to December 7, you get one window to change how you receive Medicare for the coming year. What you can change, what you cannot, and the handful of common mistakes that cost people real money — all in one calm read.
Hearing aids range from a few hundred dollars to several thousand, and the ads all sound the same. Here is how the types differ, what an audiologist actually does for you, the questions to ask before you pay, and the advertising red flags to walk away from.
One shared calendar, one medication list, one place for notes. That is the whole system. Here is how families coordinate long-distance care without a dozen group texts — and why we are building the Silver Tech app to do exactly this.
Silver Tech Notes is published by Pioneer Eagle as the written companion to Silver Tech, a care-coordination app for families, and to the Health After 65 video channel. We write the article we wish someone had handed our own family. More about us →
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