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CMO
Hospital CMO: 4 Ways to Stay Ahead of the Aging Population
The older adult population is growing sharply, and patients over the age of 65 are high utilizers of healthcare services....
Human Resources
States Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Nursing Homes. Residents Suffer When Rules Are Ignored or Waived.
An acute staffing shortage in the nation's nearly 15,000 nursing homes is at the root of many of the most...
CMO
Stranded in the ER, Seniors Await Hospital Care and Suffer Avoidable Harm
Adults 65 and older, who account for nearly 20% of ER visits, are especially vulnerable during long waits for care.
CEO
Medicare's Push To Improve Chronic Care Attracts Businesses, but Not Many Doctors
Only 4% of potentially eligible Medicare enrollees participate in Chronic Care Management.
Post-Acute
Concerns Grow Over Quality of Care as Investor Groups Buy Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes
For-profit companies, including private equity groups and real estate investment trusts, are snapping up struggling not-for-profit nursing homes.
Pharma
CMS Issues More Draft Guidance on Medicare Prescription Payment Plan
The initiative aims to reduce costly up-front, out-of-pocket prescription drugs costs for seniors.
Pharma
Patients See First Savings From Biden's Drug Price Push, as Pharma Lines Up Its Lawyers
The law represents the most significant overhaul for the U.S. drug marketplace in decades.
Payer
Medicare Certifies Hospices in California Despite State Ban on New Licenses
The agency has rolled out sweeping changes to target end-of-life care providers that were billing for unneeded services, but some...
CMO
America's Health System Isn't Ready for the Surge of Seniors With Disabilities
HHS and NIH are targeting some failures that led to those problems.
Payer
Older Americans Say They Feel Trapped in Medicare Advantage Plans
The private plans serve 30.8 million people despite concerns about aggressive sales tactics and misleading coverage claims.
Post-Acute
Desperate Families Search for Affordable Home Care
There is little help from the government for families who need a home health aide, unless they are poor.