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Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medical Debt

Eileen Cook July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Health Insurance, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Hospitals, Medical debt, Physicians

Medical Debt Is Making Americans Angry. Doctors and Hospitals Ignore This at Their Peril

(By Noam N. Levey for KFF Health News) For Emily Boller, it was a $5,000 hospital bill for a simple

Substance Abuse Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Substance Abuse, VA Substance Abuse Treatment Program, Veterans, Veterans Health care

VA Substance Abuse Treatment Program key road to recovery

(Source - news.va.gov) Jeffrey Decresie separated from the Army in 1997. The experiences he lived through during his time in

DHS -OIG Medicaid

Eileen Cook July 20, 2023 DHS -Office of Inspector General, Medicaid Managed Care, Prior Authorization

Medicaid managed care organizations deny 1 in 8 prior authorization requests: OIG

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) HHS’ Office of Inspector General raised concerns about the rate of prior

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia

Eileen Cook July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Disadvantaged Neighborhoods, Higher Risk of Dementia, Older Adults

Living in disadvantaged neighborhoods linked to higher dementia risk, study finds

(By Ambar Castillo for ST A T) Americans who live in neighborhoods with less socioeconomic advantage may have a higher

Alzheimer’s/Dementia CMS Medical Technology

Eileen Cook July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Treatment, beta amyloid plaques, CMS, Medical Technology, PET Scans

CMS pitches expanded coverage of PET scans for Alzheimer’s disease

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS is proposing broader coverage of PET scans for patients with Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Veterans Benefits

Eileen Cook July 19, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Behavioral Recovery Outreach, Dementia, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Advanced dementia patients often need a BRO

(Source - news.va.gov) Alzheimer’s. Dementia. These diagnoses rip the chord of safety and certainty in patients, families and caregivers at

CMS Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Overpayments, Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment

3 ways to reduce Medicare Advantage overpayments

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage overpayments may be higher than the the Medicare Payment and

Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage

UnitedHealthcare preparing for rising Medicare Advantage costs in 2024

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) UnitedHealthcare is expecting medical costs among the Medicare Advantage population to keep

Alzheimer’s/Dementia Medical Technology

Eileen Cook July 18, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Hearing Aids, Older Adults

Hearing aids may slow mental decline in those at higher risk of dementia, study finds

(By Lizzy Lawrence for ST A T) Doctors have long suspected that hearing loss in older adults hastens dementia, the

Alzheimer’s/Dementia FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Donanemab, FDA, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

An experimental Alzheimer’s drug outperforms one just approved by the FDA

(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) Patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s may soon have a new option to stave