Is Eli Lilly using ‘granfluencers’ to raise awareness of its Alzheimer’s med?
By
Marc Iskowitz
Sep 04, 2024
Here’s why older internet celebs — granfluencers — soon might be making rounds on the Alzheimer’s drug marketing scene.
Inflammation, cholesterol, lipoprotein(a) predict 30-year cardiovascular outcomes in women
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 03, 2024
The authors say that the findings call for primary prevention strategies to extend beyond traditional 10-year estimates.
Time from drug approval to reimbursement longer in US than some European countries
By
Haymarket Media
Sep 03, 2024
France has highest reimbursement rate one month after approval, while U.S. and Germany had no drugs reimbursed at one month
Gaps identified in Medicaid provision of routine vision care
Aug 09, 2024
Most fee-for-service Medicaid programs cover routine eye exams, but many do not cover glasses or low vision aids.
CDC: Overall ED visit rate 47 visits per 100 people in 2022
Aug 15, 2024
Emergency department visit rates were highest for those younger than 1 year and aged 75 or more years, and for Black and African American non-Hispanic people.
Researcher eyes assisted living as base for testing AI-powered dementia screening technology
By
Adam Healy
Aug 15, 2024
Growing enrollment in Medicare Advantage shows no signs of slowing down, according to a new analysis by KFF.
Medicare Advantage plan denials for prior authorization set record at 3.4 million
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 12, 2024
Medicare Advantage plans denied a record number of requests for prior authorization in 2022, according to a KFF analysis of federal data published Thursday.
Cutting proportion of RNs on care teams tied to worse outcomes
By
Haymarket Media
Aug 29, 2024
Worse outcomes include avoidable patient deaths, readmissions, longer lengths of stay, decreased patient satisfaction and excess costs.
Joint venture brings new I-SNP to PA nursing home residents
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 08, 2024
A new joint venture has created American Health Advantage of Pennsylvania, an institutional special needs plan, or I-SNP, to serve Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries who live in nursing homes in 12 counties...
Study shows long-term care costs are older adults’ No. 1 health concern, but expert says no help in...
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 16, 2024
The No. 1 health-related concern of older Americans is the cost of long-term care, but experts say there’s little political will to tackle the problem.