Mail-order drug delivery surges amid pandemic
(By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review) Patients are increasingly opting for prescription drug delivery services instead of in-person pharmacy visits
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Month: May 2020
Humana’s Bold Goal initiative will be expanded
Humana announced that their “Bold Goal” project will be expanded to 16 U.S. communities. Their “Bold Goal” initiative uses measures
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 MorePhysicians rethinking use of ventilators for some COVID-19 patients
(By Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review) Some COVID-19 patients come to the hospital with low blood oxygen levels — levels
Read MoreCould the drug supply chain be in danger?
The prescription drug supply chain is vulnerable even without a pandemic, as the industry is so dependent on international suppliers
Read MoreMedicare Advantage or Medigap
There are four parts of Medicare and then there is Medigap. Traditional Medicare Part A and B cover hospital services,
Read MoreToo Much Alone Time? Tips To Connect And Find Joy While Social Distancing
(By Allison Aubrey for NPR) We are social creatures. So it’s no surprise that quarantine fatigue has begun to set in.
Read MoreCOVID Survivors’ Blood Plasma Is A Sought-After New Commodity
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) Diana Berrent learned she had tested positive for COVID-19 on a Wednesday in
Read MoreAt-Home SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Tests Could be a Breakthrough, But What Are the Limitations?
(By Brittni Frederiksen, Ivette Gomez, and Alina Salganicoff for Kaiser Family Foundation) The first SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic test with a home collection
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