Home Instead partners with DispatchHealth on in-home acute care
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Diane Eastabrook
Oct 28, 2022
A new partnership between Honor Technology-owned Home Instead and DispatchHealth will bring on-demand medical care into the homes of seniors throughout the U.S.
Supplemental benefits scoring high with MA plan enrollees
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Diane Eastabrook
Oct 18, 2022
It appears those additional benefits Medicare Advantage plans offer have been paying off, according to a new stud
Papa proves the value of addressing social determinants of health
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Diane Eastabrook
Oct 07, 2022
A six-month pilot program between Papa and Michigan-based Medicaid program Meridian resulted in a 33% reduction in healthcare costs for active enrollees.
PACE expansion touted by Washington think tank
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Diane Eastabrook
Oct 06, 2022
The Bipartisan Policy Center urged Washington on Wednesday to expand Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE
Medicare to cover medically tailored meals? It would under Biden plan
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Diane Eastabrook
Sep 29, 2022
Seniors could get increased access to medically tailored meals under Medicare, and food through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other dietary services under the Biden administration’s...
DispatchHealth partners in study addressing UTI testing
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Diane Eastabrook
Sep 29, 2022
In-home care provider DispatchHealth is teaming up with diagnostics testing firm Pathnostics to address one of the most commonly diagnosed ailments in older adults: urinary tract infections (UTIs)
Report: Healthy aging can include a number of care settings
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Diane Eastabrook
Sep 28, 2022
Older adults can age successfully in a wide range of care settings as long as they are engaged, eat nutritious meals and live in an adaptive environment
Census finds more than 3 million older adults on the move each year
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Diane Eastabrook
Sep 28, 2022
Older adults might not move as often as their younger counterparts, but more than 3 million still relocate each year, according to a report by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Overmedication of older adults is focus of new partnership
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Diane Eastabrook
Sep 28, 2022
A new partnership will educate older adults nationally on the dangers of overmedication and how to avoid them with help from their healthcare providers.
1 in 5 older patients ignoring doctors’ orders to home-monitor blood pressure
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 27, 2022
Older adults with hypertension aren’t conducting at-home blood pressure tests like they should, according to a new study.