Tougher Federal Penalties to Come for Failing Nursing Homes
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) – About 88 nursing homes in the United States are on a watch list for worrisome care that puts residents in danger, but now they will face tougher penalties for any future violation.Those tougher penalties could …
Learn MorePresionan para ampliar la cobertura de Medicare de los problemas dentales
MARTES, 18 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La cobertura dental de Medicare podría pronto comenzar a ampliarse para los adultos mayores, bajo una nueva propuesta de los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS) de EE. UU.Aun así, las nor…
Learn MoreThere’s a Push to Expand Medicare’s Coverage of Dental Issues
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dental coverage under Medicare could soon start expanding for seniors under a new proposal from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).Still, the proposed rules would not provide full cover…
Learn MoreMedicare Eligibility Linked to Improvements in Health Care Access
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Medicare eligibility and enrollment at age 65 years is associated with improvements in some measures of health care access and affordability, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in PLOS Medicine.Rahul…
Learn MoreLas primas mensuales de Medicare de los adultos mayores se reducirán
MIÉRCOLES, 28 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Millones de adultos mayores que tuvieron que pagar unos grandes aumentos en las primas de Medicare de este año tendrán un alivio en 2023, cuando experimenten una rara reducción en las primas mens…
Learn MoreMedicare Monthly Premiums to Drop for Seniors
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Millions of seniors who had to pay high increases in Medicare premiums this year will get a break in 2023 when they see a rare drop in monthly premiums for Medicare Part B. The rate decrease is 3 percent, …
Learn MoreMedicare Monthly Premiums to Drop for Seniors
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Millions of seniors who had to pay high increases in Medicare premiums this year will get a break in 2023 when they see a rare drop in monthly premiums for Medicare Part B. The rate decrease is 3%, which wi…
Learn MorePeritoneal Dialysis Less Costly for Medicare Than Hemodialysis
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Peritoneal dialysis (PD) costs Medicare less than hemodialysis, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Jennifer M. Kaplan, M.D., from Baylor …
Learn MoreAsí bajará la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación el costo de la atención de la salud
MIÉRCOLES, 17 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El Presidente Joe Biden firmó el martes la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación (Inflation Reduction Act), lo que la convierte en la legislación sobre atención de la salud más significativa que se ha apr…
Learn MoreHere’s How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, making it the most significant health care legislation enacted in more than a decade. How will it affect health care?Millions of A…
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