Damon Diessner tried for years to slim down from his weight of more than 400 pounds, partly because his size embarrassed his wife but even more because his doctors told him he was at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
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Diabetes Prevention Program Struggles To Attract Medicare Beneficiaries
Posted on 22 July 2021.
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Democrats Plan To Boost Medicare, Long-Term Care Spending
Posted on 19 July 2021.
The budget package Democrats are assembling in Congress would likely provide the biggest jolt to the American health care system since the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, according to sources familiar with work on the plan.
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Medicare & Home Care Better Investment Than Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug
Posted on 07 July 2021.
If you could invest $56 billion each year in improving health care for older adults, how would you spend it? On a hugely expensive medication with questionable efficacy — or something else?
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Medicare: Are Dental, Vision & Hearing Covered?
Posted on 28 June 2021.
Some of the biggest gaps involve dental, vision and hearing services. Medicare does not cover dental cleanings or root canals. It doesn’t cover everyday eyeglasses and contact lenses. It doesn’t cover hearing aids.
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Lawmakers Debate How Much To Pay For Phone Appointments
Posted on 14 June 2021.
It took covid-19 to give millions of Americans the option of telling their doctor about their aches and pains by phone.
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Is Your Living Room The Future Of Hospital Care?
Posted on 27 May 2021.
Major hospital systems are betting big money that the future of hospital care looks a lot like the inside of patients’ homes.
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