Study suggests high use of medicare skilled nursing benefit at end of life
Almost one-third of older adults received care in a skilled nursing facility in the last six months of life under the Medicare posthospitalization benefit, according to a report published Online First by Archives of Internal Me ...
Health
Oct 01, 2012 |
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Health-care costs hit the elderly hard, diminish financial wellbeing
The protection of the savings of the elderly—one of the primary goals of Medicare—is under threat from a combination of spiraling healthcare costs and increased longevity. As the government attempts to reduce Medicare ...
Health
Sep 04, 2012 |
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FTC sending refunds over CVS business overcharging
(AP)—The Federal Trade Commission says it is mailing refund checks to 13,000 Medicare beneficiaries who were overcharged for drugs because a CVS Caremark Corp. business understated the price of the products.
Medications
Sep 04, 2012 |
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Older patients have lower risk of hip fracture after cataract surgery
Medicare patients 65 years and older who underwent cataract surgery had a lower odds of hip fracture 1 year after the procedure when compared with patients with cataract who did not have cataract surgery, according to a study ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 31, 2012 |
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Including stroke severity in risk models improves mortality prediction
(Medical Xpress) -- Adding stroke severity to a hospital 30-day mortality model based on claims data for Medicare beneficiaries with acute ischemic stroke was associated with improvement in predicting the risk of death at ...
Health
Jul 20, 2012 |
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New study: Elderly Medicare beneficiaries most satisfied with their health insurance
Elderly beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare plans are more satisfied with their health insurance, have better access to care, and are less likely to have problems paying medical bills than people who get insurance through ...
Health
Jul 18, 2012 |
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Hospitals' stroke-care rankings change markedly when stroke severity is considered
As part of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals and medical centers are required to report their quality-of-care and risk-standardized outcomes for stroke and other common medical conditions. But reporting models for mortality ...
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Jul 17, 2012 |
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Shingles vaccine among patients with psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis not linked with increased risk of shingles
Although some have suggested that patients receiving medication for immune-mediated diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis may be at increased risk of herpes zoster (HZ; shingles) shortly after receipt of the ...
Immunology
Jul 03, 2012 |
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Study finds race has an impact on both enrollment and disenrollment in hospice care
Although use of hospice services is increasing dramatically, a study led by Regenstrief Institute investigator Kathleen T. Unroe, M.D., MHA, an assistant research professor of medicine at the Indiana University School of ...
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Jun 25, 2012 |
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Prevalence, predictors of interval colorectal cancer ID'd
(HealthDay) -- A variety of procedural and biologic factors contribute to the development of interval colorectal cancers, seen in 7.2 percent of Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study published in the ...
Cancer
Jun 08, 2012 |
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Internal medicine physician specialists release policy paper on reforming Medicaid
A dozen recommendations to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have access to high-quality, coordinated care were provided today by the American College of Physicians (ACP). The new policy paper, Reforming Medicare in the ...
Other
Apr 20, 2012 |
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Patients often stop taking heart drugs during Medicare coverage gaps
Patients who paid for heart medications solely through Medicare were 57 percent more likely to not take them during coverage gaps compared to those who had a Part D low-income subsidy or additional insurance, according to ...
Cardiology
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Kidney cancer patients do better when whole kidney is not removed
Kidney cancer patients who had only their tumor removed had better survival than patients who had their entire kidney removed, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Cancer
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Study examines medicare use for Mohs micrographic surgery and surgical excision for skin cancer
An analysis of Medicare beneficiaries suggests that surgical treatment for nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) increased substantially from 2001 through 2006, primarily due to a doubling in the rate of Mohs micrographic surgery ...
Health
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Drug coverage of Medicare beneficiaries with kidney failure -- some surprising findings
The majority of Medicare beneficiaries with kidney failure participate in Medicare's Part D prescription drug coverage program, and most of these receive a low-income subsidy from the program, according to a study appearing ...
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Mar 08, 2012 |
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