Medicare less effective for younger disabled than for older population
Aug 16, 2010
Besides the millions of older recipients on Medicare, more than 8 million younger, disabled individuals receive benefits. But a new report finds that the system doesn’t work as well for the younger...
Recognizing those seniors at risk for depression could have multiple benefits
Dec 21, 2009
Identifying seniors at risk for major depression could lead to preventive treatments that provide the greatest health benefit at the lowest cost, according to new research.
More than 1 in 10 seniors report abuse
Aug 26, 2008
Nearly 13% of seniors suffer some kind of abuse, usually in the form of verbal mistreatment, according to a recent report.
More states consider cutting long-term care costs as Medicaid budgets face pressure
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Haymarket Media
Oct 07, 2004
Medicaid programs continue to face financial difficulties as fiscal year 2005 progresses, causing more state officials to consider cutting long-term care costs as an option, according to a report from...
Yarwood: U.S. must stabilize economy to preserve long-term care, retirement accounts
Sep 26, 2008
Congress was attempting to hammer out an agreement Wednesday on a $700 bailout package for the unstable financial sector. Such action is good news for long-term care and seniors’ retirement accounts,...
Medicaid’s community-based spending on long-term care soars
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Haymarket Media
May 18, 2004
Community-based spending by state governments on long-term care now accounts for 30% of total Medicaid long-term care spending, up from 15% in 1992, according to a report released by Health Strategies...
Sleep deprivation doesn’t discriminate
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 05, 2017
Investigators at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and their Canadian partners reported that cognitive impairment is the same among men and women who work shifts, despite...
GAO: More workplace protection needed
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2016
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration should do more to protect healthcare employees from workplace violence, according to a federal report.
NY law adds workplace violence protection for healthcare workers
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Nov 24, 2015
New York has passed a new law giving the same anti-violence protections to healthcare workers already given to firefighters, emergency medical technicians and registered nurses.
Medicare pilot programs to begin this year
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Holly Petrovich
Aug 05, 2015
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials are finalizing details for three Medicare pilot programs set to begin this year, agency officials announced.