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Limiting Medicare Advantage patient surveys could save billions: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Limiting the use of health risk assessments in Medicare Advantage could save

Eileen Cook May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 CMS, Health Risk Assessments, Healthcare Finance, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Health Care - General

Alzheimer’s may be inherited more often than previously thought

(By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review) New research has found that nearly all people with two copies of the

Arlene Sharp May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 Alzheimer’s, APOE4, Gene, Older Adults

CMS Health Insurance Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage extras on the chopping block in 2025

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage insurers are planning to pare down their plan offerings in

Eileen Cook May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage extra benefits, Older Adults

Aging Caregiver Emerging Health Issues Health Care - General

Stranded in the ER, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Every day, the scene plays out in hospitals across America: Older men and

Eileen Cook May 6, 2024May 6, 2024 Caregivers, ER Boarding, Hospital ER, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Redesign Health Insurance Medicaid Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

Final Prior Authorization Rules Look to Streamline the Process, but Issues Remain

(By Kaye Pestaina, Justin Lo, Rayna Wallace, and Michelle Long for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: May 02, 2024) As

Eileen Cook May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 application programming interfaces (APIs)., CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Older Adults, Prior Authorization

Caregiver CMS Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services Medicaid

New Medicaid rule expected to lower wait times for home-based care, raise caregiver wages

(By Timmy Broderick for ST A T) Caregivers for older adults and people with disabilities could see a bump in

Eileen Cook May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 Caregiver, CMS, Disabled, Healthcare Finance, Home-based care, Medicaid, Medicaid HCBS program, Older Adults

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Health Care Finance Health Insurance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Nursing Homes Part D/Prescription Drugs Women’s Health

10 Key Facts About Women with Medicare

(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, Michelle Long, Nancy Ochieng, Tricia Neuman, and Alina Salganicoff for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published:

Eileen Cook May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Alzheimer’s Disease, CMS, Dementia, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Finance, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Women’s Health

Aging Mental Health/Behavioral Health Veterans Benefits

Promoting healthy aging for older adults

(Source - news.va.gov) Older adults play vital, positive roles in our communities as family members, friends, mentors, volunteers, civic leaders,

Eileen Cook May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Older Adults, Older Veterans, Veterans, Veterans Health care

CMS Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

An Estimated 1 in 4 Medicare Beneficiaries With Obesity or Overweight Could Be Eligible for Medicare Coverage of Wegovy, an Anti-Obesity Drug, to Reduce Heart Risk

(By Chris Lee for The Kaiser Family Foundation published April 24, 2024) In a new analysis, KFF finds that 3.6

Eileen Cook April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 CMS, FDA, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Reduce Heart Risk, Semaglutide, Wegovy

Aging CMS FDA Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

A New Use for Wegovy Opens the Door to Medicare Coverage for Millions of People with Obesity

(By Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, Nolan Sroczynski, and Anthony Damico for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 24, 2024) The

Eileen Cook April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 CMS, FDA, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Obesity, Older Adults, Ozempic, Wegovy