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Medicare spending was higher for adults with a formal clinical diagnosis of dementia versus a positive screening for cognitive impairment.
Greater increases in emergency department and mortality rates were seen for US counties with the greatest loss and damage.
Improved outcomes were seen, with no significant changes in Medicare spending.
Among beneficiaries without a low-income subsidy, noninitiation was reported in 30% of those with new prescriptions for anticancer drugs.
Medicare will now cover the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy if patients using it also have heart disease, US officials announced Thursday.
Despite a drop in diabetes-related outpatient visits and testing, no negative association was found with glycemic control.
A significant increase in utilization and associated costs was seen among physicians’ assistants and nurse practitioners.
Plan will include 20 separate actions to improve nursing home quality
An increase in registered nurse hours per patient day was associated with a 3% decrease in 60-day mortality.
The increase was due to 36% increase in federal expenditures, mainly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.