Medicare is using one of its biggest hammers to try to fix the dialysis system: how providers are paid
By Isabella Cueto for StatNews on September 19, 2022 Chronic kidney disease, already a problem affecting millions of Americans, is only
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Dementia rates fell 30% over 16 years — working and education may deserve credit
(By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review) Researchers from RAND Corporation, a nonprofit think tank, found dementia rates dropped by
Read MoreDepression And Alzheimer’s Treatments At A Crossroads
(By Jon Hamilton and Aaron Scott for NPR) Researchers are launching a make-or-break study to test the conventional wisdom about
Read MoreHomelessness Among Older People Is on the Rise, Driven by Inflation and the Housing Crunch
(By Aaron Bolton for Kaiser Health News) COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — On a recent rainy afternoon in this small town
Read MoreSupreme Court to Hear Nursing Home Case That Could Affect Millions
(By Farah Yousry, Side Effects Public Media for Kaiser Health News) When Susie Talevski sued the agency that managed her
Read MoreSenate report pushes more Medicare Advantage rules because of ‘misleading and aggressive’ marketing
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage marketing tactics can be aggressive, and sometimes deceptive, a Nov. 3
Read MoreWhat causes Alzheimer’s? Study puts leading theory to ‘ultimate test’
(By Jon Hamilton for NPR) An idea that has propelled Alzheimer’s research for more than 30 years is approaching its
Read MoreMedicare Fines for High Hospital Readmissions Drop, but Nearly 2,300 Facilities Are Still Penalized
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government has eased its annual punishments for hospitals with higher-than-expected readmission
Read MoreDrivers in Decline: A Shortage of Volunteers Complicates Access to Care in Rural America
(By Christina Saint Louis for Kaiser Health News) Several times a month, Jim Maybach drives 5 miles from his house
Read MoreBlind to Problems: How VA’s Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients
(By Darius Tahir for Kaiser Health News dated October 20, 2022)) Sarah Sheffield, a nurse practitioner at a Veterans Affairs clinic
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