Peer mentoring in home health feels good and does good
By
Don Spiers
Apr 27, 2021
Setting up a peer mentoring and coaching program doesn’t have to be a major undertaking.
When it comes to COVID-19 vaccines, seniors concerned about rapid development, side effects, white paper...
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 10, 2021
With the pandemic disproportionately affecting seniors nationwide with increased risk of hospitalization or death, and declining mental and physical health due to social isolation, the importance of vaccinations...
Advocacy group urges CMS to grow Medicare dental plan coverage
By
Liza Berger
May 20, 2021
The Center for Medicare Advocacy is pushing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Congress to expand dental plan coverage under Medicare.
The Mentor Network urges home- and community-based services community to ratchet up the lobbying effort
By
Diane Eastabrook
May 25, 2021
The Mentor Network, one of the nation’s leading providers of health and human services, sees a trend toward expanded home-and-community-based services (HCBS).
If Medicare adds more benefits, Medicare Advantage might feel need to do the same: public policy expert
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 15, 2021
As Senate Democrats quibble over what Medicare expansion might look like, home care observers are wondering what a larger program might mean for Medicare Advantage, which increasingly is insuring more...
COVID-19 long-haulers spur push for palliative care services
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 22, 2021
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is leading an effort for a demonstration project that would cover palliative care for older Americans under Medicare
Growing trend: Doctors and nurses deliver COVID-19 vaccines to homebound seniors
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 18, 2021
Medical centers and other health organizations have begun sending doctors and nurses to apartment buildings and private homes to vaccinate homebound seniors, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
Note to providers and payers: Get personal with your patients, study finds
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 18, 2021
The healthcare ecosystem needs to accelerate the shift toward making healthcare more personal, convenient and omnichannel, according to a new report by the business consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
Physical activity linked to lower mortality in stroke survivors
Aug 12, 2021
A dose-response relationship was seen; most of the risk reduction occurred between 0 and 20 metabolic equivalent hours/week.
From transportation to housekeeping, MA plans moving further into the home in 2022
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 05, 2021
Medicare Advantage plans are moving more benefits into the home in 2022. In-home primary care, transportation, meals and in-home support are just a handful of new benefits private insurers are offering...