Feb 21, 2023 | News
From U.S. News & World Report and The Associated Press — It seems no one wants to cut Social Security or Medicare benefits. Not President Joe Biden, who is already telling voters his upcoming federal budget proposal will “defend and strengthen” the programs. Not...
Feb 7, 2023 | News
From The Columbus Dispatch — By ANNA STAVER — For nearly 200,000 Ohioans, the end of the federal government’s public health emergency for COVID-19 will likely mean the end of their Medicaid benefits. It’s called an unwinding, and it basically means that...
Jan 31, 2023 | News
From The Associated Press — By AMANDA SEITZ — The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes’ abuse of antipsychotics and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is launching...
Jan 24, 2023 | News
From JD Supra — By Alek Pivec — On December 29, 2022, CMS posted on its website Transmittal 18, which implements sweeping changes to the Medicare cost report for hospitals and its accompanying instructions. The revisions affect nearly every facet of Medicare...
Jan 17, 2023 | News
From McKnights Senior Living — By KIMBERLY BONVISSUTO — A new study reporting higher mortality rates among Medicaid home- and community-based services recipients — including assisted living residents — during the pandemic compared with people not receiving those...
Jan 10, 2023 | News
From AARP.org — By Rachel Nania — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Jan. 6 granted accelerated approval to lecanemab (brand name Leqembi), a drug that in initial clinical trials slowed the rate of cognitive decline in patients in the early stages of...
Jan 3, 2023 | News
From ProPublica/MedScape — By Anjeanette Damon — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to churn, Medicare spending on testing for the virus continued to increase in 2022 and is outpacing the two prior years. Through Oct. 31, Medicare had spent $2 billion on COVID-19...
Dec 27, 2022 | News
From The Plain Dealer — By GRETCHEN CUDA KROEN — CLEVELAND, Ohio — The holidays can be a stressful time of year for anyone, but for those who have taken on the role of caregiver for an aging or disabled family member, the holiday season can be especially...
Dec 20, 2022 | News
From the Kaiser Family Foundation — By Michael McAuliff — Doctors are urging Congress to call off cuts scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1 in the reimbursements they receive from Medicare. In what has become an almost yearly ritual, physician groups are arguing that...
Dec 13, 2022 | News
From AP News — By CARLA K. JOHNSON and LAURA UNGAR — Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations....
