Elder Orphans
Individuals who are getting older (age 65 and older) without a spouse, partner or adult child(ren) or at least any
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Month: November 2016
DNA Is Not Destiny When It Comes To Heart Risk
(By Richard Harris for NPR) You can’t choose your parents, so you can’t help it if you’re born with genes
Read MoreStudy: Many Caregivers Spend $7K Annually Out Of Pocket
(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) Denise Sleeper has sold her home, spent most of her retirement savings and
Read More‘Pink,’ a synthetic opioid linked to nearly 50 US deaths, to be banned
(By Eric Boodman for STAT) The Drug Enforcement Administration is poised to ban a little-known drug called U-47700, also known
Read MoreHow To Spend Your Final Months At Home, Sweet Home
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) There’s no mystery about what older adults want when they become seriously ill
Read MoreA Humanitarian Gesture
Pfizer is offering its pneumococcal vaccine Prevenar 13 shot, at the lowest possible price to non-governmental organizations and will donate
Read More4 things Trump can do to improve mental health care for veterans
(By Leah Samuel for STAT) Donald Trump will take office in January with strong support1 among veterans, and he’s made reforms
Read More2017 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles Announced
(Source www.cms.gov) 11/10/2016 Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the 2017 premiums for the Medicare inpatient
Read MoreMedicare: Straight Forward Approach
In Janet Archer’s column that appears in The Union, she gives a straight forward practical explanation on how Medicare pays
Read MoreMerit Incentive Payment System
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, also known as MACRA, is replacing the way Medicare reimburses physicians for
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