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Month: February 2017

Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs 

The Ins and Outs of Medicare Part D

February 28, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

Medicare participants currently rely on Part D to help them pay for prescription drugs; however, it can be difficult to

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Health Care - General Legal Actions/Court Decisions 

Swab as many people as possible’: Genetic lab pays doctors to push dubious tests, employees say

February 28, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Charles Piller for STAT) For doctors, the brochure1 from a California medical laboratory sounded like easy money: $30 for

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Aging Emerging Health Issues 

Emergency Room just for Older Patients

February 28, 2017February 28, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

Currently, older adults account for 15 percent of all ER visits and that share will continue to grow as the

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Health Care - General Hospice/Home Health Services 

For Some Hospice Patients, A 911 Call Saves A Trip To The ER

February 28, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Charlotte Huff for Kaiser Health News) FORT WORTH, Texas — Her mother’s breathing had become labored in the wee

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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Care Redesign 

Advocates Of Flat-Fee Primary Care See Opening In GOP’s Market-Driven Approach

February 28, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Back in the day, people paid for routine primary care on their own

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Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medicare - General 

Plateauing

February 27, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

The term “plateauing” is applied to a condition wherein a Medicare beneficiary in need of skilled medical services is improperly

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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Legislative Update 

CMS allows states to extend non-ACA-compliant plans through 2018

February 27, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS issued an insurance standards bulletin Thursday, which gives another extension to non-ACA-compliant

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Aging 

5 ways to improve care at the end of life

February 27, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Kathleen G. Sebelius and Tommy G. Tompson for STAT) All of us face the difficult prospect of a parent

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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Care Redesign Medicaid 

Republican ACA repeal plan leaked: 5 things to know

February 27, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) A leaked draft of a House Republican ACA repeal bill is the first

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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Care Redesign Medicaid 

Liberal Vermont Tests The Waters On GOP Health Care Overhaul

February 27, 2017 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Steven Findlay for Kaiser Health News) Tiny — and very blue — Vermont could be at the leading edge

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