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Payer
Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits
So far CMS has rejected OIG's push to limit payments for house visits with no medical treatment ? a potential...
Payer
Medicare Drug Plans Are Getting Better Next Year. Some Will Also Cost More.
KFF found that 'many insurers are increasing premiums' and that large insurers including UnitedHealthcare and Aetna may reduced the number...
Innovation
Why Disruptors Are Now Setting Their Sights on the Senior Care Market
The retail primary care market may be struggling, but some see an opportunity to meet the healthcare needs of the...
Pharma
Florida's RSV Season Has Started, and It's Coming Soon to the Rest of U.S. Here's a Primer.
While the virus has traditionally been thought of as a childhood ailment that affects babies, older adults can suffer from...
Innovation
Humana Boosts Primary Care Presence, and Adds AI
The insurer plans to open 23 new senior primary care centers in Walmart Supercenters, and is partnering with Google Cloud...
CMO
Hospital CMO: 4 Ways to Stay Ahead of the Aging Population
The older adult population is growing sharply, and patients over the age of 65 are high utilizers of healthcare services....
Human Resources
States Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Nursing Homes. Residents Suffer When Rules Are Ignored or Waived.
An acute staffing shortage in the nation's nearly 15,000 nursing homes is at the root of many of the most...
CMO
Stranded in the ER, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm
Adults 65 and older, who account for nearly 20% of ER visits, are especially vulnerable during long waits for care.
CEO
Medicare's Push To Improve Chronic Care Attracts Businesses, but Not Many Doctors
Only 4% of potentially eligible Medicare enrollees participate in Chronic Care Management.
Concerns Grow Over Quality of Care as Investor Groups Buy Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes
For-profit companies, including private equity groups and real estate investment trusts, are snapping up struggling not-for-profit nursing homes.
Pharma
CMS Issues More Draft Guidance on Medicare Prescription Payment Plan
The initiative aims to reduce costly up-front, out-of-pocket prescription drugs costs for seniors.
Pharma
Patients See First Savings From Biden's Drug Price Push, as Pharma Lines Up Its Lawyers
The law represents the most significant overhaul for the U.S. drug marketplace in decades.