Settlement
calls for $465 million payment to government
Aug. 18, 2018 - A recent
study found an elevated risk of heart failure in more than half
of older men and women, and this risk was significantly associated
with vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency
was linked with a 12.2-times increased risk of heart failure.
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Medicare & Medicaid News Why medical cost climb? Read how these drugs are breaking Medicaid Aleve went from 72 cents to $1.70 a pill (+136%); costing Medicaid extra $10 million in 2016. By Sydney Lupkin August 14, 2017
Medicare & Medicaid News EpiPen loses fight to be generic; will save Medicaid millions
Aug. 18, 2017 - The Department of Justice yesterday announced a $465 million settlement pertaining to Maylan’s claims that EpiPen is a generic drug. Mylan and its auto-injector product have been at the center of the national debate over prescription drug costs.
Health News for Seniors Vitamin D deficiency linked to increased heart failure risk in older adults
Exercise & Fitness News New drink idea repairs muscle in senior citizens
Aug. 18, 2017 – As we age our strength and muscle mass deteriorate and increase the dangers of falling and other problems that lead to a need for assisted living. A new study, however, claims a new drink formula is found to greatly improve the physical strength of senior citizens. Medicare & Medicaid News
CMS now provides seniors with 9 “Compare” websites Aug. 17, 2017 - Hospice care was slow to be accepted but has officially moved up to be one of the standard services for senior citizens and the elderly. It became official yesterday with the launch of its own “compare website” on the list of those provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare & Medicaid News
Aug. 17, 2017 - The goal of Hospice Compare, launched yesterday, is to help consumers compare hospice providers on their performance and assist in making decisions that are right for them. The information that CMS presents on Hospice Compare can also provide consumers with helpful questions to ask a prospective hospice provider. Political News for Seniors Seniors citizens, boomers no longer dominate voters Millennials and Gen Xers out voted them in 2016 presidential election
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The more often it occurs, the smarter older adults become, finds new study July 20, 2017 - So, you thought doing puzzles, crosswords or adult coloring books were the things to do as a senior to increase your brain power. Read this and you will know that a better way may be to have more sex. Health News for Seniors Research to stop cardiac arrest that kills many seniors is declining Has fighting persistent killers just lost its challenge?
July 12, 2017 - Sometimes, it seems, Americans just get used to a rampant killer disease and lose interest in fighting it. For example, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for cardiac arrest research has dwindled in the last decade and is a fraction of what the government spends to study other leading causes of death, says new research in Journal of the American Heart Association. Political News for Seniors AARP Wants Senate Health Bill Stopped; Older Americans in Danger Seniors most threatened by new Republican health bill, says leading organization of older Americans
Medicare & Medicaid News Meet The GOP Men Reshaping Your Health Care: Not Your Average Senators Half are from just three states - Texas, Utah, Wyoming; 10 rank among most conservative senators. New Senate Health Bill Revamps Medicaid, Alter ACA Guarantees, Cut Premium Support Crafted in secret, senior citizens needing nursing home care - Alzheimer's patients in particular - may be worst hit if Medicaid can't pay By Julie Rovner, KHN June 22, 2017 - Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Thursday unveiled a bill that would dramatically transform the nation’s Medicaid program, make significant changes to the federal health law’s tax credits that help lower-income people buy insurance and allow states to water down changes to some of the law’s coverage guarantees. Medicare & Medicaid News Round-up of News Reports on Senate Health Care Bill Senate Republicans Unveil Health Care Proposal, Mostly Cutting Medicaid June 22, 2017 - The Senate bill — once promised as a top-to-bottom revamp of the health bill passed by the House last month — instead maintains its structure, with modest adjustments. Eldercare & Caregiver News for Seniors Older Patients Leaving Hospital Resist Home Help at Their Peril
By Judith Graham, Navigating Aging
June 21, 2017 - The 84-year-old man who had suffered a mini-stroke was insistent as he spoke to a social worker about being discharged from the hospital: He didn’t want anyone coming into his home, and he didn’t think he needed any help. Nutrition, Vitamin, Supplement News Seniors like me pose a problem in taking high-dose Vitamin D JAMA study finds many older adults can’t help but reach for more By Tucker Sutherland, editor & publisher
Your new Medicare card with new number to remember is in works Social Security numbers disappear to combat fraud says Medicare By SeniorJournal.com staff
Retirement News for Seniors New reverse mortgage tools help seniors understand them better For those considering a loan or those who already have them Feb. 8, 2017 – Senior citizens considering a reverse mortgage and those who already have them now have new tools from the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association to help them better understand these unique loans. Medicare & Medicaid News Senior citizens with Medicare get lots of benefits from Obamacare 12 million saved $26 billion on drugs; 40 million got free preventive services last year By Tucker Sutherland, editor & publisher
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June 20, 2017 - Senior citizens who think like I do are dangerous,
and I know there are millions of us. The basic error in our
thinking, at least about vitamins and medicines, is that if one pill
is good for you and adequate for the job, taking two has got to be
better. Wrong! A new report in JAMA points out the problem in a
study of adults taking vitamin D supplements.
June 19, 2017 – For senior
citizens who like change, if there is one, the program underway
at Medicare will provide some joy. All the rest may have trouble
welcoming it into their lives, because it is giving us all a new
number on our Medicare cards to remember. Up until now Medicare
has used our Social Security number but this is all changing as
part of a new fraud prevention program by the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).