A New Medicare Proposal Would Cover Training for Family Caregivers
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Even with extensive caregiving experience, Patti LaFleur was unprepared for the crisis that
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Optum home care program linked to fewer emergency, hospital visits for Medicare Advantage members: Study
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage patients who receive in-home health visits through the Optum HouseCalls program
Read MoreActions of geriatric and home care teams save Veteran’s life
(Source – news.va.gov) The Robley Rex VA Geriatrics and Extended Care team received a call from a Veteran reporting that
Read MoreFederal lawmakers push for more Medicare benefits at home
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A new bipartisan bill in Congress hopes to address Medicare’s looming insolvency issue
Read MoreDying patients protest looming telehealth crackdown
(By JoNel Aleccia — Associated Press published by STAT on April 23, 2023) At age 93, struggling with the effects
Read MoreMedicare tests a solution to soaring hospice costs: Let private insurers run it
(By Leslie Walker and Dan Gorenstein for NPR) Hospice doctor Bethany Snider sees the writing on the wall: “The hospice
Read MoreWhy Medicare advisory group is going after telehealth, at-home care
(By Giles Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare is paying too much for telehealth and at-home care, the executive director of
Read MoreA Family Death During the Holidays Prompts Questions and Reflection
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) It wasn’t the Thanksgiving holiday any of us had expected. Two weeks before,
Read MoreHHS Expands Home and Community-Based Services in Five New States and Territories for Older Adults and People with Disabilities
(Source – www.cms.gov The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Read MoreHospices Have Become Big Business for Private Equity Firms, Raising Concerns About End-of-Life Care
(By Markian Hawryluk for Kaiser Health News) Hospice care, once provided primarily by nonprofit agencies, has seen a remarkable shift
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