Medicare beneficiaries experienced limited care access during the COVID-19 pandemic, although there was a decrease in forgone medical care over time, according to a study published online Dec. 30 in JAMA Health Forum.
Dec 30, 2021
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(HealthDay)—"Medicare For All" gets tossed around a lot by advocates of universal health coverage, but a new study finds that today's Medicare is far from free for seniors and people with disabilities.
Dec 15, 2021
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The gap in the use of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) among Black and white Medicare beneficiaries widened from 2017-2019, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society's Journal ...
Dec 15, 2021
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A new study shows that even though hospitals experience similar rates of emergency department (ED) visits after major surgeries, some have a great deal more readmissions. Study authors from Regenstrief Institute, the U.S. ...
Dec 8, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Nearly 13 million U.S. adults a year skip or delay filling needed prescriptions due to high price tags, new research shows.
Dec 3, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Despite a nationwide effort to control blood pressure, the number of seniors hospitalized for a sudden, sharp rise in blood pressure surged over the last two decades in the United States.
Nov 10, 2021
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Cardiac rehabilitation enrollment rose among adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction after Medicare started covering it in 2014, yet overall enrollment among Medicare beneficiaries remains very low—less ...
Nov 8, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The growth of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in 2012 to 2018 mainly occurred in hospitals in metropolitan areas, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality ...
Nov 2, 2021
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Nearly one-third of older U.S. adults visit at least five different doctors each year—reflecting the growing role of specialists in Americans' health care, a new study finds.
Nov 2, 2021
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In a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, older US adults who experienced social isolation had higher blood levels of interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein, two markers of inflammation that can ...
Nov 1, 2021
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