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Eileen Cook September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 AI, Veterans, Veterans Crisis Line, Veterans Health care, Veterans Suicide Prevention

AI technology is helping crisis line responders

(Source – news.va.gov) A year after VA announced winners of its $20 million Mission Daybreak grand challenge to reduce Veteran

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Health InsuranceMedicare Advantage
Eileen Cook September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 Administrative Policies, Health Systems, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

21 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans | 2024

(By Jakob Emerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Medicare Advantage provides health coverage to more than half of the nation’s older

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AgingHealth Care FinanceLTCMedicaid
Eileen Cook September 3, 2024September 3, 2024 Healthcare Costs, LTC Costs, Medicaid, Older Adults

The cost of senior care: Why aging farmers fear the nursing home

(By Juliana Kim, Tim Evans for NPR) RUGBY, N.D. — Cindie Haakenson was relieved when a room opened up at

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Eileen Cook August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Older Adults, Open Enrollment

Medicare Advantage open enrollment is coming

Did you know Medicare has several different enrollment periods with separate rules for each? There is an Initial enrollment period,

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Eileen Cook August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 ALS, ALS Certified Treatment Center of Excellence, Veterans, Veterans Health care

Houston VA clinic: ALS Certified Treatment Center of Excellence

(Source – news.va.gov) A Houston VA clinic designed for Veterans with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, has received

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CDCHealth Care - General
Eileen Cook August 30, 2024August 30, 2024 CDC, Flu shot, Guidelines

CDC 2024 flu shot guidelines: 2 key changes

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) The CDC has updated annual flu shot recommendations for the 2024-25 season, noting

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AgingCMSMedicare - GeneralMedigap
Eileen Cook August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 CMS, medicare, Medigap, Older Adults, Renewal

Do I need to renew my Medigap plan?

If you have a Medigap (Medicare supplement insurance) plan, will it be automatically renewed yearly? Yes, but there are exceptions.

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CaregiverVeterans Benefits
Eileen Cook August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 Caregivers, Veterans, Veterans Health care, Virtual Care

New episodes of Let’s Talk Virtual Care podcast

(source – news.va.gov) VA just released episodes five and six of the “Let’s Talk Virtual Care Podcast.” The two episodes

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Health Care RedesignHospice/Home Health Services
Eileen Cook August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 Healthcare redesign, Hospital at Home, patient satisfaction

Inside the first 6 months of Novant’s hospital-at-home program

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C., has treated 52

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Affordable Care Act (ACA)Health Insurance
Eileen Cook August 28, 2024August 28, 2024 ACA, Access to Care, Health Insuarnce, Physician Networks

How Narrow or Broad Are ACA Marketplace Physician Networks?

(By Matthew Rae, Karen Pollitz, Kaye Pestaina, Michelle Long, Justin Lo, and Cynthia Cox for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published:

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