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Aging
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PACE legislation to expand in-home care passes Congress
The House of Representatives on Oct. 21 passed legislation aimed at reducing costs and strengthening comprehensive, coordinated health care and…
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Things to watch for as Medicare open enrollment gets underway
This week marks the start of Medicare’s open enrollment period, when beneficiaries can shop for a Medicare Advantage (MA) or…
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Reporting on hype, hope around treatments for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
There seems to be no end of news reports about promising therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. With the…
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Study indicates that frailty differs by region, income, race
Geography, race and income matter when it comes to frailty, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School…
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Physician-assisted death becomes legal in California
Gov. Jerry Brown on Oct. 5 signed California’s controversial End of Life Option Act, which permits physician-aided death for terminally…
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Report examines Medicaid’s role in community-based care for dual eligibles
Some low-income seniors who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid — the dual eligibles — have the chance to age…
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Investigative series on troubling death casts a wider net over hospice care
A well-known, prominent California physician. Allegations of a suspicious death. Family feuds. A recovering addict and possible affair. Elder abuse.…
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Experts recommend cognitive decline screening for everyone over age 70
World experts in aging for the first time are recommending that everyone age 70 and older have routine brain health…
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Resources for covering HIV/AIDS in the aging population
Thanks to a variety of antiretroviral medications available, especially the widely used HAART combination therapy, those who contracted HIV/AIDS from…
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New Fla. case alleges Medicaid dental fraud targeting frail, elderly
Back in May, reporters in Florida stayed busy covering the nightmarish story of a Jacksonville dentist under investigation for Medicaid…