Dementia Can Take a Toll on Financial Health, as Some Families Learn the Hard Way
By Sara Boden, WESA on June 20, 2023 for Kaiser Family Foundation Angela Reynolds knew her mother’s memory was slipping,
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Month: June 2023
My HealtheVet and telehealth reach Veterans where they are
(Source – news.va.gov) After 26 years in the Air Force, Sonya Wilson knew she wanted to get a job helping
Read MoreAetna Medicare Advantage plan moving ahead, NYC mayor says
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) New York City Mayor Eric Adams is overriding the city comptroller’s attempt to
Read More‘I don’t know of a time that was worse’: What to know about cancer drug shortages
By Mariah Taylor on June 15, 2023 for Becker’s Hospital Review A survey found 93 percent and 70 percent of
Read MoreHuntington’s spreads like ‘fire in the brain.’ Scientists say they’ve found the spark
By Jon Hamilton on June 19, 2023 for NPR Diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s are caused by toxic clumps
Read MoreAlliance of Community Health Plans pitches cap on Medicare Advantage marketing spending, broker payments
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) The Alliance of Community Health Plans is proposing a set of policies aimed
Read More#ICYMI Video: New benefits eligibility for Veterans exposed to toxins
(Source – news.va.gov) VA recently joined the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) on Instagram to discuss PACT Act benefits eligibility. Some
Read MoreCMS: Private insurance spending to increase in 2023, 2024; slow in 2025 onward
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is projecting a 7.7 percent increase in private health insurance spending in
Read MoreKFF Survey Shows Complexity, Red Tape, Denials, Confusion Rivals Affordability as a Problem for Insured Consumers, With Some Saying It Caused Them to Go Without or Delay Care
(Contact Craig Palosky for the Kaiser Family Foundation published June 15, 2023) Most (58%) people with health insurance say they
Read MoreHow VA is reaching unsheltered homeless Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) While there was an overall increase of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness across the country from 2015-2022, VA
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