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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.
Technology
How Older People Are Reaping Brain Benefits from New Tech
The first cohort of seniors to have contended ? not always enthusiastically ? with a digital society has reached the...
Innovation
This Test Can See a Heart Attack in Your Future
Coronary artery calcium tests are comparatively inexpensive but patients usually must pay for it out-of-pocket. Medicare rarely covers it.
CMO
Even Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized and Undisclosed
In the most serious problems documented by regulators, rehab hospital errors involved patient deaths.
CNO
Dual Threats from Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers
More than 800,000 immigrants and naturalized citizens comprise 28% of direct care employees at home care agencies and long-term care...
CNO
NPs Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink
Nurse practitioners are increasingly filling a gap that is expected to widen as the senior population explodes and the number...
CNO
Honey, Sweetie, Dearie: The Perils of Elderspeak
Studies in nursing homes show how commonplace such speech is.
Payer
When Hospitals Ditch Medicare Advantage Plans, Thousands of Members Get to Leave, Too
In the past 15 months, CMS has quietly offered roughly three-month special enrollment periods allowing MA members in 13 states...
Payer
Rural Hospitals Question Whether They Can Afford Medicare Advantage Contracts
In addition to the reimbursement issue, rural hospitals' complaints include payment delays and denials.
Payer
Does Our Healthcare System Support Healthy Aging?
Aetna?s Medicare CMO outlines the potential of Medicare Advantage ?to keep people happy, healthy and at home.?
Innovation
Sent Home to Heal, Patients Avoid Wait for Rehab Home Beds
UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, Mass. is testing the concept of 'SNF at home'