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When is forgetting normal — and when is it worrisome? A neuroscientist weighs in

(By Terry Gross for NPR) When cognitive neuroscientist Charan Ranganath meets someone for the first time, he’s often asked, “Why

Eileen Cook February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 Alzheimer’s Disease, Cognitive decline, Older Adults

Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization

What 3 recent studies found about Medicare Advantage

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Recent research on Medicare Advantage has uncovered differences in the types of

Eileen Cook February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Older Adults

CMS Health Care Finance Part D/Prescription Drugs

CMS Issues Additional Guidance on Program to Allow People with Medicare to Pay Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs in Monthly Payments

(Source - www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the second part of draft guidance for the

Eileen Cook February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Out-of-pocket prescription costs

Aging

Presidential age debate obscures a simple fact: Some cognitive skills improve as we get older

(By Olivia Goldhill for ST A T) When a psychology professor in Michigan looked through his data on interpersonal conflict

Eileen Cook February 22, 2024February 22, 2024 Aging, Cognitive decline, Cognitive skills, Older Adults

Health Care - General Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage enrollees receive less postacute care: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Medicare Advantage enrollees received less intensive postacute care than their counterparts in

Eileen Cook February 21, 2024February 21, 2024 medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults, Postacute care

Health Care Finance Health Care Redesign Medicare - General Part D/Prescription Drugs

Patients See First Savings From Biden’s Drug Price Push, as Pharma Lines Up Its Lawyers

(By Arthur Allen for KFF Health News) Last year alone, David Mitchell paid $16,525 for 12 little bottles of Pomalyst,

Eileen Cook February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 Healthcare Costs, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults, Patients for Affordable Drugs, Pharma

Artificial Intelligence CMS Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage AI under more fire in Washington

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) New guardrails for Medicare Advantage plans’ use of AI may not be

Eileen Cook February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 AI, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization, Older Adults

Aging Assisted Living End of Life Nursing Homes Pandemic

Do We Simply Not Care About Old People?

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) The covid-19 pandemic would be a wake-up call for America, advocates for the

Eileen Cook February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 Aging, Assisted Living, COVID-19, Nursing Homes, Older Adults

CMS Dental/Oral Health Health Care - General Health Care Finance Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Income and Assets of Medicare Beneficiaries in 2023

(By Alex Cottrill, Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Karen Smith for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Feb 05, 2024) More

Eileen Cook February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Health Care Finance Medicare Advantage

Insurers split in ‘2 camps’ on rising Medicare Advantage costs

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Insurers are reporting rising costs in the Medicare Advantage business but differ

Eileen Cook February 7, 2024February 7, 2024 CMS, Healthcare Costs, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults