Health Care – General – medicarereport.org

In committing to streamlining, simplifying, and reducing prior authorizations, “health plans are making voluntary commitments to deliver a more seamless

Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Hospice/Home Health Services

Eileen Cook June 19, 2025June 19, 2025 Hospital-at-home program

Hospital-at-home 2.0: Where health systems are headed next

(By: Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hospital-at-home programs gained significant traction during the COVID-19 era, spurred by CMS’ 2020

Aging Food Insecurity Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign HHS Hospice/Home Health Services Legislative Update LTC Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook June 4, 2025June 4, 2025 ACL, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, HHS, Home and Community-based services, Long-term Care, Older Adults, Older Americans Act

What to Know About the Older Americans Act and the Services it Provides to Older Adults

(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 03, 2025) Since the enactment

Health Care - General Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Health Insurance M4A and Public Option Plans

Eileen Cook April 29, 2025April 29, 2025 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare for All

How to lower healthcare costs

The cost of the U.S. healthcare system has ballooned to $4 trillion a year. Although the number of heart-related deaths

Aging CMS Health Care - General Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook April 25, 2025 CMS, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults, PACE organizations

CMS fines 3 PACE organizations

(By: Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) On April 11, CMS fined three PACE organizations for failing to meet essential

Aging Emerging Health Issues Health Care - General Primary Care

Eileen Cook April 24, 2025April 24, 2025 Older Adults, Primary Care

Health systems rethink primary care for older adults

(By: Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) As the older adult population grows, health systems are expanding community care, virtual

Health Care - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook April 18, 2025 Health Care, Over-the-counter

You’re probably taking over-the-counter painkillers incorrectly

(By Andee Tagle for NPR) When hit with a headache or fever, people often reach for over-the-counter painkillers like acetaminophen

FDA Health Care - General Medical Technology

Eileen Cook April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 FDA, Gene Editing, Liver Failure, Medical Technology

FDA OKs 1st trial to test gene-edited pig livers for treating liver failure

(By: Alexandra Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA has cleared the first clinical trial to test genetically engineered pig

Health Care - General Health Care Finance

Eileen Cook April 3, 2025April 3, 2025 Affordable Healthcare, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance

35% of Americans cannot afford or access healthcare: Gallup

(By: Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) Reaching the highest level since 2021, 11% of U.S. adults are considered “cost

Aging Health Care - General

Eileen Cook March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 Healthcare, Older Adults

‘Grandpas’ got together to help kids. Scientists say it boosts the elders’ health, too

(By Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR) Life after retirement can be isolating for a lot of people, but particularly for older

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