August 2021 – Page 7 – medicarereport.org

New scanning technology could help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease using light

(Source – www.blogs.va.gov) Researchers with the VA Bedford and VA Boston health care systems have developed a non-invasive optical technique

(By Lauren Jensik for Becker’s Hospital Review) Aetna and CVS Health will enter the ACA individual insurance marketplace in eight states. The

(By Allison Aubrey, Selena Simmons-Duffin, Rob Stein, and Carmel Wroth for NPR) With the highly contagious delta variant surging ferociously,

(By Michael McAuliff for Kaiser Health News) The Senate’s release of its bipartisan infrastructure plan signals that lawmakers are poised

(By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review) After the CDC released new guidance July 27 recommending fully vaccinated Americans resume

(By Andrew Joseph and Rachel Cohrs for STAT) For all the explosive controversy over the approval of the first treatment

(Source – blogs.va.gov) VA will begin processing disability claims Aug. 2 for asthma, rhinitis and sinusitis on a presumptive basis

(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) If you have Medicare and you’re facing challenges paying for health care, you may qualify for Medicare

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. health officials continue to keep a close eye on the spread of Candida auris,

(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — The entire U.S. health care system has been single-mindedly focused on getting Covid-19