Medicare covers grief counseling and depression screening
According to a recent survey of 400 widowed seniors, only 15 percent of widowed Medicare beneficiaries take advantage of mental
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End of Life
The prevalence of advance care planning remains low.
As part of Medicare’s annual wellness visit, Medicare started to reimburse providers for advance care planning; however, the prevalence of
Read MoreExpanding Advanced Care Planning for Veterans
(Source – www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage) Life-Sustaining Treatment Orders empower older Veterans to communicate their authentic wishes for care at the end of
Read More‘There’s no back to normal’: For people with terminal illnesses, time lost to Covid-19 can’t be made up
(By Andrew Joseph for STAT) After Aaron Hoover found out he had glioblastoma in 2019, a new imperative imbued each
Read More10 states with the highest health insurance costs for employees
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Employees in Minnesota face some of the highest annual health insurance costs in
Read MoreWe Put Off Planning, Until My Father-in-Law’s Medical Crisis Took Us by Surprise
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Earlier this month, my husband picked up the phone and learned his 92-year-old
Read MorePlanning For End-Of-Life Care Is More Crucial Than Ever. Here’s How
(By Katherine Harmon Courage for NPR) The coronavirus pandemic has been a stark reminder “that things can change in a minute
Read More‘I Couldn’t Let Her Be Alone’: A Peaceful Death Amid the COVID Scourge
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) As her mother lay dying in a Southern California hospital in early May,
Read MoreAn experiment in end-of-life care: Tapping AI’s cold calculus to nudge the most human of conversations
(By Rebecca Robbins for STAT) The daily email that arrived in physician Samantha Wang’s inbox at 8 a.m., just before
Read MoreEnd-Of-Life Planning Is A ‘Lifetime Gift’ To Your Loved Ones
(By Kavitha Cardoza for NPR) Talking about death makes most of us uncomfortable, so we don’t plan for it. That’s a
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