From HealthcareDive.com — By REBECCA PIFER — Heathcare Dive Brief The Supreme Court on Friday, June 24, upheld HHS’ method of calculating Medicare payments to hospitals serving a high proportion of low-income patients, rebutting hospitals’ efforts to recoup...
From AARP.org — How to help your loved one get around when you can’t provide a ride About 600,000 older adults stop driving each year, according to USAging, the national association for Area Agencies on Aging. That can make it harder for aging or ill loved...
From the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services/CMS.gov — On June 3, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is notifying states that they now have an additional year — through...
From the DisabilityScoop.com — MINNEAPOLIS — Before the pandemic, Caleb George-Guidry lived in a group home with a circle of friends and staff who understood his spirited personality. He also attended a day support center where he enjoyed a wide range of activities,...
From the VAntage blog at VA.gov — Each year, millions of Americans struggle with mental illness. Veterans and their families are no different, which is why the Veterans Crisis Line (1-800-273-8255) continues to expand and evolve to find the most effective ways to...
From AARP — “I remember it like it was yesterday,” James Gasperino, M.D., says of a grim night in March 2020, just weeks after the first case of COVID-19 was identified in the U.S. Critically ill patients flooded the Brooklyn Hospital Center, where he works, coming...
From KHN.org (Kaiser Health News) — The Biden administration has identified core impediments to better nursing home care in its proposed overhaul of the industry, but turning aspirations into reality will require a complex task: adding workers. Trickier yet, the...
From USA Today — BY KEN ALLTUCKER — A government watchdog report released Thursday, April 28, found private Medicare plans routinely rejected claims that should have been paid and denied services that reviewers found to be medically necessary. The report, completed...
From Stars and Stripes — BY NIKKI WENTLING — WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday, April 25, that it created a fast-track to disability compensation for veterans who developed one of nine rare respiratory cancers because of their...
From NextAvenue.org — Surveys show that most people would prefer to grow older, and even die, in their own home. This desire isn’t hard to understand. While you may have already downsized to a more manageable home or condo, you won’t have to move again,...
