Falls Cost Medicare over $31 Billion Annually

Each year more than one out of four Americans over the age of 65 experience a fall resulting in 2.8 million emergency department visits and 800,000 hospitalizations.  In the CHRONIC Care Act of 2017, it includes a provisions that would better enable Medicare Advantage plans to provide social supports such as minor home modifications as supplemental benefits. Read article here…

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