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Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver Emerging Health Issues End of Life Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services Medicaid Medicare - General

Eileen Cook December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 Affordable Home Care, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Healthcare Costs, Medicaid, medicare, Older Adults, Respite Care

Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care

(By Reed Abelson, The New York Times - KFF Health News project) It’s a good day when Frank Lee, a

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook November 30, 2023November 30, 2023 CMS, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage Ads, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Uncle Sam Wants You … to Help Stop Insurers’ Bogus Medicare Advantage Sales Tactics

(By Susan Jaffe for KFF Health News) After an unprecedented crackdown on misleading advertising claims by insurers selling private Medicare

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

Eileen Cook November 28, 2023November 28, 2023 Aducanumab, Alzheimer’s Disease, ARIA, CMS, Dementia, Donanemab, FDA, Lecanemab Drug, medicare, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Manufacturers need to be more open about a dangerous Alzheimer’s drug side effect

(By Madhav Thambisetty for ST A T) Since the FDA’s approval of lecanemab (marketed as Leqembi) and Medicare’s recent decision

CMS Medicare - General Medicare Advantage Medigap Part D/Prescription Drugs

Eileen Cook November 27, 2023November 27, 2023 CMS, Healthcare Costs, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Older Adults

Medicare Advantage plans are not for everyone

There are many advantages to selecting a Medicare Advantage plan over traditional Medicare. Medicare Advantage plans have a limit on

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Assisted Living Caregiver Health Care Finance Health Insurance LTC Medicaid Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Assisted Living, Dementia, Healthcare Costs, Home Care, Long-term Care, LTC Insurance, Older Adults

Why Long-Term Care Insurance Falls Short for So Many

(By Jordan Rau and JoNel Aleccia for KFF Health News) For 35 years, Angela Jemmott and her five brothers paid

Aging Assisted Living Caregiver Health Care Finance LTC Medicaid Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook November 21, 2023 Home and Community-based services, Long-term Services and Supports, Medicaid, Nursing Home, Older Adults

10 Things About Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS)

(By Priya Chidambaram and Alice Burns for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Nov 16, 2023) In 2020, an estimated 5.8

Health Care - General Medicare - General Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 Avoidable Hospitalization, medicare, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

Why Medicare Advantage networks may reduce avoidable hospitalizations

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Differences in the clinicians Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare beneficiaries see have

Artificial Intelligence Health Insurance Legal Actions/Court Decisions Medicare Advantage

Eileen Cook November 15, 2023November 15, 2023 algorithm, Care Denials, Class Action Lawsuit, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Older Adults

UnitedHealth faces class action lawsuit over algorithmic care denials in Medicare Advantage plans

(By Casey Ross and Bob Herman for ST A T) A class action lawsuit was filed Tuesday against UnitedHealth Group

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Assisted Living Caregiver End of Life Health Care Finance Hospice/Home Health Services LTC Medicaid Nursing Homes

Eileen Cook November 14, 2023November 14, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Caregiver, Dementia, Healthcare Costs, Home Care, Long-term Care, Medicaid, Older Adults

Facing Financial Ruin as Costs Soar for Elder Care

(By Reed Abelson, The New York Times and Jordan Rau for KFF Health News) Margaret Newcomb, 69, a retired French

Aging Alzheimer’s/Dementia Caregiver Health Care - General

Eileen Cook November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 Alzheimer’s Disease, Caregiver, Geriatrican, Older Adults

Who Will Care for Older Adults? We’ve Plenty of Know-How but Too Few Specialists

(By Judith Graham for KFF Health News) Thirty-five years ago, Jerry Gurwitz was among the first physicians in the United