Hospice News
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Even more so, specific Medicare and Medicaid policies perpetuate this cycle. In the study, researchers present the case of an independent 87-year-old woman with moderate dementia admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. After exhausting her Medicare benefits, she depleted her assets and paid out of pocket until qualifying for Medicaid.
Pallimed
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
This unexpectedly and undesirably increased health insurers’ medication costs, including Medicare and Medicaid (22). Although this reduced Washington state’s Medicaid costs, it contributed “to the deaths of at least 2,173 people between 2003 and late 2011 (23, 25).” Seattle Times, December 21, 2011. ISSN 0885-3924.
GeriPal
APRIL 13, 2023
No, I mean, I think I had the initial feeling or thought about this being present after I learned about it and were thoughtful with senior mentors about it. Have Medicare recognize social health as an important topic that is actually reimbursable in terms of services. You just knew it? Thomas: Yeah, yeah. Ashwin Kotwal: Oh, wow.
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