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A Provocative Prescription For Fixing US Health Insurance
We’ve Got You Covered: Rebooting American Health Care is a study in contrast. Behind the informal presentation, it proposes a highly provocative, radical alternative.
Why Are Care Delivery Models For People With Dementia Developing So Slowly?
These care delivery models are aimed at breaking down the often-impenetrable barriers between health care and social supports.
The Biggest Barrier To New Anti-Alzheimer’s Drugs May Be Cost, Not Medicare Rules
CMS says the record-keeping will help provide important, real-world information about the benefits and risks of these new drugs.
The War Over Whether Medicare Should Pay For The New Anti-Alzheimer’s Drugs
Unless Medicare widely covers anti-Alzheimer’s drugs, they will be unaffordable for the vast majority of consumers.
Experts Raise New Questions About The Safety Of Anti-Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi
Most troubling, the condition that endangers these people is extremely hard to diagnose.
The Government Offers Nursing Homes A Carrot, The Stick Is Coming
The federal government is about to increase Medicare payments for skilled nursing care and states are considering a new round of hikes in their Medicaid payments for long-term nursing home care. The price: Tough new requirements for facilities to hire …
One Reason We Can’t Find Homecare Workers: Their Growing Fear Of Violence
In our increasingly aggressive society, home care workers say they are being assaulted by angry and frustrated family members as well as people in the neighborhoods they visit.
What The End Of The Covid-19 Public Health Emergency Will Mean For Older Adults
Biden’s decision buys a few more months under the emergency.
The FDA Approved The New Anti-Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi. What You Need To Know
A trial found the drug slowed the progression of early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease.
Don’t Let Anyone Tell You Severe Depression Is Normal For Seniors. It Isn’t, And You Can Get Help
Each time, the physician responds by saying depression is normal for seniors. That response is wrong.
