Here’s what you need to know about Medigap coverage
Private insurers are required to offer Medigap policies only when people first enroll in Medicare and under a few special circumstances.
Why hospitals should be supportive of patients during care transitions
Patients and caregivers want to feel prepared to look after themselves or loved ones when they leave the hospital, but hospitals often fail to fulfill these expectations.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
How geriatric assessments could improve cancer care for older patients
The American Society of Clinical Oncology is recommending that all patients age 65 and older receive a geriatric assessment when considering or undergoing chemotherapy.
Medicare diabetes prevention program grapples with launch challenges
In a first for Medicare, community organizations such as YMCAs and senior centers will run the DPP program, not doctors and hospitals. But many sites are struggling with Medicare’s contracting requirements and are hesitant to assume demanding administrative responsibilities.
The nation’s acute shortage of home health aides is jeopardizing care for vulnerable older adults
The emerging crisis is driven by low wages — around $10 an hour, mostly funded by state Medicaid programs — and a shrinking pool of workers willing to perform this physically and emotionally demanding work
New home health rules focus on care coordination, patients’ rights
The new rules are set to go into effect in July, but they may be delayed as President Donald Trump’s administration reviews regulations that have been drafted or finalized but not yet implemented.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Consumer tech companies developing OTC hearing aids
Several recent developments are of note as consumer electronics companies, hearing aid manufacturers, audiologists, physicians, consumer advocates and regulators prepare for a surge of new hearing devices and changes in the hearing healthcare system.
Medicare to reward docs for ‘high need’ care coordination starting in January
New 2017 payments for “complex chronic care management” are more generous than current rates and can be billed more often, making them more attractive.
Restrictions on access to costly hepatitis C drugs begin to ease
By law, Medicaid and Medicare are required to cover medically necessary treatments; they can’t exclude an entire class of medications that are proven effective for cost considerations alone.
Pittsburgh study aims to break ‘vicious cycle’ of poor health and depression in older adults
A year ago, Bernard Belisle was in a bad way. Pain throbbed in his legs all day, every day, and he was angry and irritable much of the time. Then, he enrolled in a novel study on preventing depression in older adults at the University of Pittsb...
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
State-by-state senior health report gives insight into expanding demographic
Hoping to jump-start a discussion about the well-being of America’s rapidly-growing aging population, the United Health Foundation on Wednesday published the first comprehensive state-by-state analysis of senior health across the nation. Minnesota won the top spot on the list of healthiest states for seniors to live, followed by Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Iowa. Bringing up […]
Kidney sharing system may change to better accommodate older patients
Kidneys from deceased donors are carefully rationed under rules established by the nonprofit United Network for Organ Sharing, or UNOS. The system is set up so that kidneys go to people who have spent the longest time on waiting lists and who are a goo...