Senior Living Blog
Hospitals can care for Medicare patients at home in pandemic
Hospitals will be allowed to care for Medicare patients in their own homes during the pandemic under a new program announced Wednesday to help hospitals deal with the latest surge. Some hospitals already offered patients with private insurance the choice of getting care at home instead of in the hospital. The pandemic dramatically boosted use […]
December 1, 2020
First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s goes on sale
A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a leap for the field that could make it easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. It also raises concerns about the accuracy and impact of such life-altering news. Independent experts are leery because key test results have not […]
November 30, 2020
The world’s now scrambling for dry ice. It’s just one headache in getting coronavirus vaccines where they need to go
Vaccines like to be kept cool, none more so than the Pfizer candidate for Covid-19, which has to be deep-frozen. And that’s going to be an issue for developing countries — and for rural areas in the developed world. The “cold rain” is just one of the challenges in distributing vaccines worldwide. There are […]
November 25, 2020
Medicare’s ‘Part B’ outpatient premium to rise by $3.90
Medicare’s ‘Part B’ outpatient premium to rise by $3.90 Medicare’s ‘Part B’ monthly premium for outpatient care will go up by $3.90 next year to $148.50, officials announced late Friday afternoon. For most retirees, the health care cost increase will claim a significant slice of their Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA. It works […]
November 23, 2020
As COVID cases surge in nursing homes, feds urge extra holiday precaution
Federal officials have recommended that nursing home staff and residents avoid contact with relatives during the holidays. As COVID cases surge in nursing homes, feds urge extra holiday precaution As coronavirus rates surge across the nation, the Trump administration issued new recommendations this week urging residents and staff of nursing homes to avoid contact with […]
November 23, 2020
Coronavirus infections rising in New Jersey nursing homes: report
Coronavirus infections among nursing home residents are ticking higher in New Jersey as the second wave has taken effect, per a report. State health records show cases at the Dellridge Health & Rehabilitation Center in North Jersey spiked from two infections in October to seven this week, a local outlet, NorthJersey.com, reported. The incidence of cases among […]
November 17, 2020
Missourians faced a health care gap, so they took matters into their own hands
Missourians faced a health care gap, so they took matters into their own hands Organizing for Medicaid expansion Missourians mobilized by the thousands to get Medicaid expansion on the ballot this year, a move that will impact 230,000 low-income residents in the “coverage gap.” For almost a decade, advocates in Missouri have been lobbying their […]
November 17, 2020
Medicare finalizing coverage policy for coronavirus vaccine
Medicare finalizing coverage policy for coronavirus vaccine A senior Trump administration official says Medicare will cover the yet-to-be approved coronavirus vaccine free for older people under a policy change expected to be announced soon Medicare will cover the yet-to-be approved coronavirus vaccine free for older people under a policy change expected to be announced shortly, […]
November 16, 2020
CVS, Walgreens to help distribute Covid vaccines to nursing homes
CVS, Walgreens to help distribute Covid vaccines to nursing homes The federal government has made a deal with retail pharmacies CVS and Walgreens to help distribute coronavirus vaccine — once one or more gets authorized — to long-term care facilities like nursing homes, federal officials said Friday. The two drugstore chains are the best place […]
November 16, 2020
Trump administration set to announce Medicare and Medicaid will cover Covid vaccine
Trump administration set to announce Medicare and Medicaid will cover Covid vaccine The Trump administration is set to announce as early as this week that Medicare and Medicaid will cover out-of-pocket costs for a potential coronavirus vaccine that is granted emergency use authorization, according to a person familiar with the matter. Coming days before the […]
November 16, 2020