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Lack of Affordability Tops Older Americans’ List of Health Care Worries

By Judith Graham for KFF Health News on July 3, 2024 What weighs most heavily on older adults’ minds when

Arlene Sharp July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Alzheimer’s/Dementia FDA Health Care - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

FDA approves a second Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow disease

By The Associated Press NPR July 2, 2024 WASHINGTON — U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly

Arlene Sharp July 3, 2024July 3, 2024 #amacfoundation, FDA, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Aging Assisted Living CMS Health Care Finance LTC Medicare - General Medigap

Long-term care insurance and Medicare supplemental insurance

As you age, you may be looking at either long-term insurance, Medicare supplemental insurance, or both. Many experts suggest that

Eileen Cook June 27, 2024June 27, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Long-term Care, Long-term care insurance, medicare, Medigap, Older Adults

Artificial Intelligence CMS Medical Technology Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

Tougher rules needed for Medicare Advantage AI, 51 lawmakers say

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Lawmakers are pushing CMS to do more to prevent misuse of artificial

Eileen Cook June 26, 2024June 26, 2024 AI, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Older Adults

Aging

Forgot where you put the keys? Experts (and a trivia buff) share tips to boost memory

(By Andee Tagle, Margaret Cirino for NPR) You don’t have to be a trivia buff to be great at remembering

Eileen Cook June 25, 2024June 25, 2024 Aging, memory training, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Redesign Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Medicare’s hospital-at-home program

You may have heard of the “hospital-at-home program,” but do you know what it means? Hospital-at-home enables some patients who

Eileen Cook June 24, 2024June 24, 2024 CMS, Healthcare redesign, Hospital-at-home program, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Aging Health Care Finance

Maine system gets $5M to train staff in geriatric care

(By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Biddeford, Maine-based University of New England received nearly $5 million to educate

Eileen Cook June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 Geriatric Care, Healthcare Finance, Older Adults

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia FDA Part D/Prescription Drugs Women’s Health

Older Women Are Different Than Older Men. Their Health Is Woefully Understudied.

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Medical research has shortchanged women for decades. This is particularly true of older

Eileen Cook June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 FDA, Older Adults, Older Women, Prescription Drugs, Women’s Health, Women’s Health Research

Health Care Redesign Legislative Update Medicare Advantage

Payers, providers back lawmakers’ MA prior authorization reform efforts

(By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Legislation aiming to reform the Medicare Advantage prior authorization process has the

Eileen Cook June 17, 2024June 17, 2024 CMS, Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act, Legislation, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medicare Advantage

CMS to recalculate Medicare Advantage star ratings: Report

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) CMS will recalculate star ratings for Medicare Advantage plans after insurers challenging

Eileen Cook June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Star Ratings, Older Adults