How does PACE fit within Medicare?
Do you know what PACE is? PACE is Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly is a joint Medicare and
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Month: December 2020
27 senators urge inclusion of surprise-billing deal in year-end package
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) Twenty-seven senators are urging Senate leaders to include a measure to ban surprise
Read MoreVA Welcome Kit adds 11 new guides for Veterans and their families
(Source – www.blogs.va.gov/VAntage) Getting the most out of your VA experience begins with understanding what VA can do for you. Veterans, their families, caregivers
Read MoreYou can spend your FSA balance on these products this year
Many Americans may still have money in their flexible savings accounts (FSAs) that they need to use up before the
Read MoreWhy do brand-name drugs cost so much more than generics?
The U.S. spent $450 billion on prescription drug costs, and spending is projected to increase to $610 billion by 2021.
Read More$200 Medicare drug discount cards get key approval
(By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A nonprofit group that helps the IRS set the standards for health benefits
Read MoreA guide to who can safely get the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) With the first doses of Covid-19 vaccine being administered across the United States, questions abound
Read MoreThe Medicare Trust Fund will be exhausted by 2024 according to the Congressional Budget Office
Medicare was established in 1965 to ensure that seniors would have access to health care in the later years of
Read MorePicturing the ‘patience, love, and devotion’ of Alzheimer’s care
(By Alissa Ambrose for STAT) Alzheimer’s disease runs in photographer Jalal Shamsazaran’s family: his aunt, grandfather, and father, Majid, all
Read MoreFDA approves Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The FDA has authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the U.S.,
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