Veterans in their 80s stay active with home exercise program
(Source – bogs.va.gov) VA Geriatric Scholar Aaron Sampson and colleagues from the Greenville VA Health Care Center launched a home
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CMS rule limiting 3rd-party Medicare Advantage, Part D marketing now in effect
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A CMS rule revising Medicare Advantage and Part D marketing and communication regulations
Read morePodcast: Ending Veteran homelessness
(Source – blogs.va.gov) Want to know what VA is doing to end Veteran homelessness? Tune into VHA’s new podcast, Ending
Read moreGovernment Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and Overcharging
(By Fred Schulte for Kaiser Health News) Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes
Read moreTraveling overseas and Medicare
Medicare usually doesn’t cover health care while you’re traveling outside the U.S. There are some exceptions, including some cases where
Read moreCMS to launch new oncology payment model under Medicare
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Biden administration will launch the next phase of its Cancer Moonshot initiative
Read more50 medications on Mark Cuban’s online pharmacy with the biggest price differences
(By Paige Twenter for Becker’s Hospital Review) Billionaire Mark Cuban launched an online pharmacy in January that aims to dramatically
Read more10 states where residents spend the highest proportion of salaries on health insurance
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) NiceRx collected health insurance data from ValuePenguin and compared it to the annual
Read moreSupreme Court backs HHS on Medicare payment to hospitals serving low-income patients
(by Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Supreme Court sided with upheld the HHS approach to calculating certain Medicare
Read moreSeniors With Prediabetes Should Eat Better, Get Moving, but Not Fret Too Much About Diabetes
(by Judith Graham on June 24, 2022 for Kaiser Health News) Almost half of older adults — more than 26
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