_ addiction Expert calls for reforms to address the overdose crisis By Jane Farrell article In a Perspective piece published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the authors state that the federal government’s elimination … Read More→
_ Heart health Overview Telehealth and Heart Disease By Jane Farrell article Telehealth is a proven and valuable option for people with cardiovascular disease, although there are limitations to its use in … Read More→
_ Money Matters 3 Tax-Savings Ideas to Help Seniors with Long-Term Care Expenses By Sondra Forsyth article One huge expense awaiting a large percentage of Americans near the end of their lives is long-term care. Coming up … Read More→
_ Money Matters 3 Ways the New Tax Law Will Hit Seniors Hard in Health Costs By Sondra Forsyth article TrumpΓÇÖs new Tax Law, which will result in a $1.5 trillion tax cut, was seen by some as a Christmas … Read More→
_ Undergoing Cancer Treatment The Medicare-Related Cost of A Cancer Diagnosis By Jane Farrell article Medicare beneficiaries who donΓÇÖt have cancer and develop cancer will be faced with out-of-pocket expenses that average one quarter of … Read More→
_ Healthy Diet & Nutrition The FDA and Healthy Food Choices By Jane Farrell article An update from the federal Food and Drug Administrations on the food information you have before making your choices. As … Read More→
_ Eye Health Overview Vision Health How to Get Financial Help for Your Eye Care By Jane Farrell article If you need financial help for your vision health, the National Eye Institute has some suggestions for finding ways to … Read More→
_ Money Matters Affordable Care Act Payment Reform Achieves Early Gains By Sondra Forsyth article Accountable care organizations that joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) when it launched in 2012 achieved modest savings while … Read More→
_ Money Matters Inflated Charges in Medicare & Medicaid Payment Patterns Vary By Sondra Forsyth article In 2016, researchers at the University of California Los Angeles Health Sciences found inflated charges and significant variation in patterns … Read More→
_ Care More Expensive for Dementia Patients in Last Years of Life By Jane Farrell article The cost of care over the last five years of life for patients with dementia is significantly higher than for … Read More→
_ Medical Care End-of-Life Care Often Inadequate By article People whose loved ones are dying appear to be significantly dissatisfied with the care the patients are getting, according to … Read More→
_ Congress and A Failure to Address Health-Care Costs By article Although the U.S. Senate has killed a bill that would have changed the way Medicare pays doctors, that issue remains … Read More→
_ Medicare Reforms Save Money By article Reforms to Medicare regulations identified as unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome on hospitals and other health care providers will save nearly $660 million annually, and $3.2 billion over five years, through a rule issued on May 8th 2015 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid services (CMS).
Continuity of Care for Elderly Patients Needed By article Older patients with chronic illnesses often have care that is poorly coordinated. They may see many different health care providers working in multiple clinical locations, and poor communication between provider and patient is common. These factors can lead to higher use of health services and poorer outcomes. Improving the coordination of care for elderly patients with chronic diseases trims costs, reduces use of health services, and cuts complications. Those are the finding of a study done by the RAND Corporation and published online in March 2014 by JAMA Internal Medicine.
_ Database of ΓÇ£Health Legacy FoundationsΓÇ¥ By Jane Farrell article A new database of philanthropic foundations has been created by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The team suggests that consideration of the adoption of the more comprehensive generic term "health legacy foundation" would be a way to foster more precise thinking of the variation in the diverse but related phenomena occurring in health care mergers and other consolidations. The goal of the database is to help communities nationwide better understand local resources.
_ Heart Health Respiratory Conditions Smoking Continues Despite Knowledge of Risks By Jane Farrell article Many adults with a history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) continue to smoke cigarettes and/or use other tobacco products, despite knowing … Read More→
_ Men's Health Men's Health Overview A Crucial Benefit of Testosterone Therapy By Jane Farrell article Older men using testosterone therapy were less likely to have complications that require them to go back to the hospital … Read More→
Medical Care Better Assessment Needed Before Diagnoses By article An examination of process measures endorsed by the National Quality Forum finds that these measures focus predominantly on management of … Read More→