New program for seniors in Medicare Advantage plans to address loneliness
Studies have shown loneliness can lead to poor health outcomes and an array of illnesses in the elderly, so CVS
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Help fight Alzheimer’s disease!
(Source -medicare.gov/blog) Each year, more Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease -a progressive, irreversible brain disorder that slowly destroys memory
Read MoreIf you’re thinking of enrolling in a Medicare Advantage plan with supplemental benefits, consider these questions
Beginning in 2019 and continuing into 2020, Medicare Advantage plans have increased flexibility to provide coverage for what the government
Read MoreGoogle partners with major U.S. health system, gaining access to vast patient data in the process
(By Casey Ross for STAT) Google has quietly launched a project with one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems
Read MoreMedicare beneficiaries who are seriously ill struggle with financial burdens as a result of high out-of-pocket medical costs
In a recent survey conducted by Harvard University found that 30 percent of Medicare beneficiaries who are seriously ill reported
Read MoreThere’s help for caregivers, too
(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) If you’re caring for an elderly, ill, or disabled family member, you’re one of about 44 million
Read MoreHospital price transparency rule could come before year’s end, White House adviser says
(By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS could release a rule by the end of 2019 on a proposal
Read MoreTaking the stress out of placing a loved one in a secured Alzheimer’s or dementia unit
It is often stressful and worrisome to place a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia in a long-erm care
Read MoreMedicare premiums and deductibles going up for 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2020 premiums, deductibles and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part
Read MoreDiabetic foot ulcers: a silent killer of veterans
(By David G. Armstrong for STAT) Veterans who survive the horrors of war or the other dangers of military service
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