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Refurbished Walkers and Wheelchairs Fill Gaps Created by Supply Chain Problems

(By Kate Ruder for Kaiser Health News) DENVER — Michele Lujan needed a wheelchair for her 52-year-old husband who had

(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — Medicare on Thursday finalized its plan to restrict coverage for the controversial, pricey

In 2021, more than 26 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan. The average Medicare beneficiary has access

(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) Walmart Health will open five new clinics in Florida, according to an April

(Source – medicare.gov/blogs) Perhaps you got your copy of the 2022 “Medicare & You” handbook in the mail last fall,

Starting Monday, the first time in the history of the Medicare program that they will be paying for over-the-counter services

(By Cailey Gleeson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Implementing a federal minimum staffing standard for nursing homes would cost at least

(By Barbara Sprunt for NPR) The House of Representatives voted Thursday to approve legislation that would limit cost-sharing for insulin

(By Ashley Kirzinger, Audrey Kearney, Mayesha Quasem , Mellisha Stokes , Liz Hamel, and Mollyann Brodie for Kaiser Family Foundation

(By Katie Palmer for STAT) In the wake of the first Alzheimer’s drug approval in nearly two decades, pharmaceutical companies