Navigating Aging
Like Hunger Or Thirst, Loneliness In Seniors Can Be Eased
About a third of older adults feel lonely, but learning better ways to engage with others and improve relationships can help them avoid such feelings.
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UnitedHealth Doctored Medicare Records, Overbilled U.S. By $1 Billion, Feds Claim
The company, which is the nation鈥檚 largest Medicare Advantage operator, denies wrongdoing and argues that the Justice Department 鈥渇undamentally misunderstands鈥 how Medicare Advantage works.
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Quiz: Help Us Take The Pulse Of Our Readers
Even the most exalted among us realize health care policy is complicated. Here's a pop quiz to see what you have learned as a regular reader of Kaiser Health News.
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CMS Gives States Until 2022 To Meet Medicaid Standards Of Care
The Trump administration has given states three more years to meet federal standards aimed at helping elderly and disabled Medicaid enrollees receive services without being forced to go into nursing homes.
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Medicare Failed To Investigate Suspicious Infection Cases From 96 Hospitals
The HHS inspector general鈥檚 office found that Medicare should have done an in-depth review of suspicious or aberrant infection reports from scores of hospitals.
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Navigating Aging
Drug Coverage Denied By Medicare? How Seniors Can Fight Back
Senior citizens have to be patient and keep close records to appeal when Medicare plans refuse to cover their medicines.
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Volunteers Help Ombudsmen Give Nursing Home Residents 鈥楢 Voice鈥 In Their Care
Ombudsman's offices represent long-term care residents on issues such as admissions and discharges, food, physical environment and abuse.
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TREATING CANCER: HOPE VS. HYPE
Widespread Hype Gives False Hope To Many Cancer Patients
Doctors and drug developers have a stake in making cancer treatments seem better than they really are.
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Severe Shortage Of Home Health Workers Robs Thousands Of Proper Care
A critical shortage of home health care workers across the U.S. is denying care for senior citizens and people with disabilities.
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How To Help Alzheimer鈥檚 Patients Enjoy Life, Not Just 鈥楩ade Away鈥
Research shows that people with dementia can benefit significantly from efforts to ease communication, improve overall health and other key measures.
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Sen. Grassley Demands Scrutiny Of Medicare Advantage Plans
The powerful chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee wants the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to explain $125 million in overcharges by insurers.
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Coming Full Circle, Doulas Cradle The Dying
Traditionally there for mothers giving birth, a doula鈥檚 role has evolved to comforting seniors facing death.
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To Help Ward Off Alzheimer鈥檚, Think Before You Eat
Good nutrition has been linked to a boost in senior citizens鈥 cognitive skills.
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Justice Department Joins Lawsuit Alleging Massive Medicare Fraud By UnitedHealth
The Department of Justice is joining a whistleblower lawsuit in a fraud case against UnitedHealth in which damages could top $1 billion.
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Want To Live Past 100? Centenarians Share Secrets Of Knee Bends And Nips Of Scotch
The ranks of 100-year-olds doubles every eight years, but researchers still puzzle over the ingredients of longevity.
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Video Help Is On Way For Family Caregivers Who Must Draw Blood Or Give Injections
Medical experts around the country are rolling out instructional videos for family caregivers who need help with challenging medical tasks.
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Treating Cancer: Hope Vs. Hype
Sticker Shock Forces Thousands Of Cancer Patients To Skip Drugs, Skimp On Treatment
A growing number of patients fail to fill prescriptions because the cost of cancer drugs is too high.
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By Law, Hospitals Now Must Tell Medicare Patients When Care Is ‘Observation’ Only
Not being officially admitted 鈥 a status known as observation care 鈥 can have financial consequences for beneficiaries, and patients had often complained they were not informed.
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Navigating Aging
A Playbook For Managing Problems In The Last Chapter Of Your Life
Many people age 75 or older can take steps to avoid a crisis in the remaining years of their lives.
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Dentistry Advocates Aim To Fill Medicare Gaps
Brushing aside a political climate that favors federal cuts in health care spending, advocates for oral health are pushing to expand Medicare to provide America鈥檚 elderly with dental benefits.