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Tag Archives: Medicare
Nursing Homes for People of Color: Still Segregated, Still Unequal
If Martin Luther King, Jr. was alive today, he would be 86. If he was like many elderly black Americans, he might well end up in a nursing home ranked lower in quality and with less well-trained nursing staff than … Continue reading
Posted in aging, disparities
Tagged 1964 Civil Rights Act, Medicaid, Medicare, minorities, nursing homes, quality of care
8 Comments
Warning Signs
“Warning Signs” is a new concept for Patient POV. In it, I plan to point to unanticipated changes in health care that warrant a closer look. In some cases, all we see is a snapshot of something awry in one … Continue reading
Posted in food safety, warning signs
Tagged cloning, Medicaid, Medicare, nursing homes, primary care, upcoding
6 Comments
Writing About Alzheimer’s and Dementia Gets Complicated
Now that I have spent three days listening to expert neurologists, demographers, caregivers, and policy people talk about Alzheimer’s, I come away from the meeting with a sense that the story is complicated, and that I hope it is not … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's disease
Tagged clinical trials, dementia, long term care, Medicare, patient protection, screening
6 Comments
Alzheimer’s Disease Issues – Day 2:
Let’s Keep the Conversation Going
I spent today at an all day Alzheimer’s meeting, taking notes and tweeting. I am also exhausted. Many of you know that this is my 23rd consecutive day blogging here. There are a lot of pluses to posting every day, … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's disease, long term care, Medicare
Tagged access to care, Alzheimer's disease, Medicare, retirement
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Alzheimer’s Disease Issues 2011 Fellowship Begins
I am in Washington at the National Press Foundation’s Alzheimer’s Disease Issues 2011 Fellowship with about 15 other journalists. The program runs through Wednesday. Today’s session was a half-day, with presentations by Richard Jackson, director of the Global Aging Initiative, … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's disease, health planning, legislative initiatives
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, health planning, Medicare, stigma
2 Comments
When Colorectal Cancer Screening is Too Much, Too Frequent, or Not Enough
No other disease advocacy group has built as effective an awareness campaign as the cancer societies. It has helped to build support for prevention, research, and treatments, but I wonder whether excess awareness could be contributing to the overuse of … Continue reading
Posted in American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer screening, complications, Medicare, USPSTF
Tagged American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer screening, complications, Medicare, USPSTF
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