Patient groups, lobbyists pressure CMS to expand Aduhelm coverage
(By Nick Moran for Becker’s Hospital Review) Following CMS’s preliminary decision to limit the coverage of Biogen’s Alzehimer’s disease treatment
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Families Complain as States Require Covid Testing for Nursing Home Visits
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) As covid-19 cases rise again in nursing homes, a few states have begun
Read moreMedicare plans to restrict access to controversial, pricey Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm to patients in clinical trials
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — Medicare plans to cover the controversial, pricey Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, but only for
Read moreBecerra orders Medicare to reconsider premium hike following price drop for Biogen’s Aduhelm
(By Rachel Cohrs for STAT) WASHINGTON — Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Monday took the
Read moreAs Covid Hits Nursing Homes’ Finances, Town Residents Fight to Save Alzheimer’s Facility
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Marvin Querry, 86, was on his tractor, planting rye on his 770-acre western
Read moreAs Aduhelm faces doubts, Biogen plans another pivotal trial for 2022
(By Damian Garde and Adam Feurerstein for STAT) Biogen said Thursday that it expects to begin a large clinical trial
Read moreWartime Trauma Hits Close to Home for Scholar of Dementia
(By Grace Galletti for Kaiser Health News) Oanh Meyer was a postdoctoral fellow studying the experiences of caregivers for those
Read moreCleveland Clinic research suggests Viagra could be used as Alzheimer’s treatment
(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) Cleveland Clinic researchers found sildenafil, which goes by the name brand Viagra, is
Read moreWhen the Eye on Older Patients Is a Camera
(By Sofie Kodner for Kaiser Health News) In the middle of a rainy Michigan night, 88-year-old Dian Wurdock walked out
Read moreLifestyle changes that can boost help quality of life for people living with Alzheimer’s.
Dr. Allison Reiss, a member of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Medical, Scientific and Memory Screening Advisory Board, recently said:
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