geriatrics
publication date
CMO
CMOs, Are You Doing Enough for Older Adults with Complex Health Needs?
Serving older adults with complex health needs such as multiple chronic conditions requires care coordination, preventive services, and harnessing data.
Payer
In Switching to Original Medicare, Beware of Medigap Plan Refusals
As Medicare Advantage plan profits have sagged in recent years, many plans are pulling out of areas they used to...
Payer
Medicare Advantage 'Dark Money' Group Attempts to Win Higher Payments for Insurance Companies
The group does not reveal its funders or much else, other than to say it is 'dedicated to protecting and...
CMO
The New Old Age: When the Doctor Needs a Checkup
A growing number of providers are mandating that older doctors be screened for cognitive and physical deficits.
Innovation
Solving the Home Care Quandary
Paid home care represents an especially strained sector of the long-term care system, which is experiencing an intensifying labor shortage...
CMO
Older Americans Quit Weight-Loss Drugs in Droves
A JAMA Cardiology study found that among Americans 65 and up with diabetes, about 60% discontinued semaglutide within a year.
CMO
How CMOs Should Prepare for Rising Health Risks for Older Adults as Temperatures Fall
In the winter months, older adults with chronic disease face multiple health risks including respiratory infections that can get out...
Payer
After Shutdown, Federal Employees Face New Uncertainty: Affording Health Insurance
Next year average enrollee premium payments in the system are set to jump more than 12%, on top of a...
Payer
Complaints About Gaps in Medicare Advantage Networks Are Common. Federal Enforcement Is Rare.
Government documents show CMS does little to enforce long-standing rules intended to ensure about 35 million plan members can see...
CMO
Despite the Hoopla, Vaccines Should Be in Reach this Cough-and-Cold Season
The CDC this month announced updated fall immunization schedules that are not that different from last year's.
CMO
This Geriatrics Training Program Escaped the Ax. For Now.
The Trump administration has restored promised funds to a program that teaches people in healthcare how to work with aging...
CMO
Why Are More Older People Dying After Falls?
In 2023, the most recent year of data from the CDC, more than 41,000 Americans over 65 died from falls.