Opinion: Medicare drug pricing rules will delay access to drugs … Study: JAK inhibitors linked to lower age-related macular degeneration risk … This is how sleep affects dementia risk … Geriatric...
Amazon expands mail-order subscriptions to Prime members on Medicare
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 19, 2024
Amazon.com is letting Prime members on Medicare join its RxPass mail-order prescription service for just $5 a month. The move could save older adults more money on out-of-pocket costs for generic prescription...
Is Mom late on bills? Could be sign of dementia, report finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 05, 2024
Older adults who fall behind on paying their bills may have early signs of dementia and be susceptible to further financial risks, according to a recent report.
Sticking to the plan of care pays off
By
Renee Kinder
Jun 06, 2024
Raising children, like providing patient care, requires a plan. The older our children become, like when patients show progress, the more freedom they should be allowed. The guide book for plan of care...
‘Plateaued’ is not a medical description
By
Jean Wendland Porter
May 28, 2024
I’m starting to sound like a broken record (vinyl is coming back; the kids know what I mean), but I recently heard a therapist say the patient’s progress plateaued, so we have to stop therapy. Again. ...
Report: Changes to Medicare, Medicaid could block healthcare access, lead to more deaths
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 24, 2024
Raising the age of Medicare eligibility, among other proposed changes to Medicare and Medicaid, could cause more deaths, according to a research article published this week in the Proceedings of the National...
Study: Medicare warnings cut antipsychotics in nursing home residents, others
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 26, 2024
When Medicare sent warning letters urging doctors to lower antipsychotic prescriptions, it worked, a report published Thursday in JAMA Network Open found.
Therapy should be more than productivity
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Apr 22, 2024
“I’m too sick for therapy today.” “Come back later.” “Leave me alone.” If you’ve worked in long-term care (or hospitals or LTACHs or acute rehab hospitals), you’ve heard...