Veterans share how mental health care improved their lives
(Source – news.va.gov) How would you finish the sentence: “Today, I am …”? Would you say you’re hopeful, motivated, anxious,
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Limiting Medicare Advantage patient surveys could save billions: Study
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Limiting the use of health risk assessments in Medicare Advantage could save the
Read MoreForget Ringing the Button for the Nurse. Patients Now Stay Connected by Wearing One.
(By Phil Galewitz for KFF Health News HOUSTON — Patients admitted to Houston Methodist Hospital get a monitoring device about
Read MoreAlzheimer’s may be inherited more often than previously thought
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) New research has found that nearly all people with two copies of the gene variant
Read MoreMedicare’s financial picture brightens slightly
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund is expected to run out in 2036, five years
Read MoreWomen Veterans: Suicide is preventable and support is available
(Source – news.va.gov) Suicide has no single cause and no one approach can end it, but prevention is possible, especially
Read MoreThe world is relying on the United States to get value-based drug pricing right
(By Jason Shafrin, Louis Garrison, and Melanie D. Whittington for STAT) The changing landscape of drug pricing policy in the
Read MoreVeterans: New website for ordering contact lenses
(Source – news.va.gov) Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) is introducing an online service for ordering contact lenses, giving Veterans and their
Read MoreMedicare Advantage extras on the chopping block in 2025
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage insurers are planning to pare down their plan offerings in 2025.
Read MoreStranded in the ER, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Every day, the scene plays out in hospitals across America: Older men and
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