What’s Indoor Air Quality Like in Long-Term Care Facilities During Wildfires? Worse Than You’d Think.
(By Kylie Mohr for KFF Health News) Every year, wildfires across the western U.S. and Canada send plumes of smoke
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Month: January 2024
Is a Medicare Advantage plan right for you?
More than half, or 51 percent, of eligible Medicare recipients enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan. So, what makes Medicare
Read MorePutting Veterans on the path to permanent housing
(Source – news.va.gov) Bay Pines VA welcomed Veterans to the C.W. Bill Young VA for a surge event aimed at
Read MoreNew hope for ALS Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) A new clinical research trial at Michael E. DeBakey VA is offering Veterans with ALS hope for
Read MoreSenators file bill to ban federally-funded health coverage for undocumented individuals
(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) A group of Republican senators have introduced legislation that would ban the use
Read MoreTeleNephrology provides critical kidney care to Veterans across the country
(Source – news.va.gov) In the United States, an estimated 15% of adults have chronic kidney disease. For those 65 and
Read MoreMedPAC: Medicare Advantage will receive estimated $88B in overpayments in 2024
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Coding intensity and the types of enrollees who select Medicare Advantage plans will
Read MoreCurious about Medicare Advantage?
Are you turning 65 this year and confused about Medicare and Medicare Advantage; you are not alone. It is good
Read MorePost-holiday winter blues? VA can help
(Source – news.va.gov) Now that the holidays are over and winter is settling in, are you feeling sad, depressed or
Read MoreThe state of Medicare Advantage, in one chart
(By Bob Herman for STAT published Jan. 16, 2024) Hospital leaders took pains to draw investors’ attention to their sizable
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