Innovation to reduce amputations and keep Veterans walking
(Source – news.va.gov) When the pandemic hit, the U.S. health care system saw unprecedented levels of delayed appointments. Most elective
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Why won’t Medicare deliver food to sick seniors, if it could get them healthy?
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON – Some twelve percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries have heart failure. Roughly a quarter
Read MoreSay That Again: Using Hearing Aids Can Be Frustrating for Older Adults, but Necessary
(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) It was an every-other-day routine, full of frustration. Every time my husband called
Read MoreHow human trafficking is hitting homeless Veterans
(Source – news.va.gov) As a social worker at Battle Creek VA, Katie Papke noticed a growing number of homeless Veterans
Read MoreWhen is forgetting normal — and when is it worrisome? A neuroscientist weighs in
(By Terry Gross for NPR) When cognitive neuroscientist Charan Ranganath meets someone for the first time, he’s often asked, “Why
Read MoreWithout Medicare Part B’s Shield, Patient’s Family Owes $81,000 for a Single Air-Ambulance Flight
(By Tony Leys for KFF Health News) Debra Prichard was a retired factory worker who was careful with her money,
Read MoreNew research: 134K+ cancer cases were missed in 2020
(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review) There were around 134,395 cases of cancer that went undiagnosed in U.S. adults
Read MoreHomeless Navy Veteran receives VA housing support
(Source -news.va.gov) It takes a special kind of resilience to get back up again after a hurricane has left you
Read MoreWhat 3 recent studies found about Medicare Advantage
(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Recent research on Medicare Advantage has uncovered differences in the types of care
Read MoreState attorneys general call for federal PBM reforms
(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) State attorneys general are urging Congress to pass three bills that would reform
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