Longevity and wellness as we get older are within our grasp if we do this
The trajectory of human longevity according to the Census Bureau, by 2050, 10 percent of the U.S population will be
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Aging
The Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill program
The Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) program allows Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to offer services such as
Read MoreIs it Alzheimer’s disease or ADHD?
Doctors are seeing a new population of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) patients and its seniors. Why? One of the most
Read MoreStroke Awareness: What are the signs?
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) More than 800,000 strokes happen each year in the United States. Stroke is the fifth leading cause
Read More‘No Intubation’: Seniors Fearful Of COVID-19 Are Changing Their Living Wills
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) DENVER ― Last month, Minna Buck revised a document specifying her wishes should
Read MoreMake your mark & celebrate Older Americans Month
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) You can enrich your community this spring and all year long by sharing your invaluable experiences and
Read MoreMay is Osteoporosis Month—are your bones strong?
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Are you doing what you can to keep your bones strong? Each year, more Americans are diagnosed
Read MoreNew CMS panel seeks answers for nursing homes fighting coronavirus
(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has created an independent commission to make recommendations for responding to the COVID-19
Read MoreRetina study eyes Alzheimer’s processes to target for early screening
(Source -www.nia.nih.gov/news) Adding to other studies looking to the visual system, researchers peering into postmortem eye tissue have identified molecular
Read MoreCalifornia will pay restraurants for providing delivered meals to seniors in need
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a state-financed meal delivery program open to seniors who are at heightened risk for coronavirus
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