Medicare covers grief counseling and depression screening
According to a recent survey of 400 widowed seniors, only 15 percent of widowed Medicare beneficiaries take advantage of mental
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CDC: US life expectancy saw biggest decline in decades amid pandemic
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) U.S. life expectancy fell to 77.3 years in 2020, marking a 1.5 year
Read MoreSeniors shopping for Medicare coverage
The American Association for Medicare Supplement Insurance (AAMSI) found in their latest survey more than half of the seniors currently
Read MoreIf you are traveling this summer, make sure your Medicare will travel with you
Are you planning on traveling this summer? Do you have Medicare? If so, you may want to know how you
Read MoreLarge employers don’t have enough power to negotiate hospital prices, study says
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Self-insured employers face low market power, stripping them of their ability to negotiate
Read MoreAnalysis: Necessary or Not, Covid Booster Shots Are Probably on the Horizon
(By Elisabeth Rosenthal for Kaiser Health News) The drugmaker Pfizer recently announced that vaccinated people are likely to need a
Read MoreThough Millions Are at Risk for Diabetes, Medicare Struggles to Expand Prevention Program
(By Harris Meyer for Kaiser Health News) Damon Diessner tried for years to slim down from his weight of more
Read MoreCovid-19 kept families and caregivers out of hospitals. Some doctors think that shouldn’t happen again
(By Claudia López Lloreda for STAT) PHILADELPHIA — On an early summer morning in North Philadelphia, Marsha El sits on
Read MoreMoving the body and calming the mind
(Source – blogs.va.gov) Veteran Larry Reese says, “Motion is lotion,” which is a saying he picked up in a pain
Read MoreThe disconnection between Medicare’s financial outlook and Congress
James C. Capretta, Senior Fellow and Milton Friedman Chair, whose article appearing on AEI, asks: Expand Medicare? How about we
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