A Seniors Guide report compares US senior-care costs, from in-home help to adult day care, and shows how far $250,000 goes by state.
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CVS Can Block A Suspicious Prescriber. What Does This Mean For Patients On Opioids?
A $315 million CVS settlement requires blocks on some prescribers. The agreement does not expressly require tracking patients’ health outcomes.
More Medications, More Risks. If You’re Worried, Start A Deprescribing Discussion.
A KFF Health News report examines medication interactions among older adults and why patients concerned about side effects should discuss deprescribing.
Doctors Push Back On Claim That El-Sayed Is Not A Physician
More than 1,000 medical professionals signed a letter backing Abdul El-Sayed’s physician credentials after Mike Rogers challenged them during a debate.
Testosterone For Menopause May Carry Heart Risks
A retrospective study linked testosterone use in postmenopausal women with higher cardiovascular event rates, but cannot show the treatment caused them.
Lawmakers Pursue Medicare Home Care Benefit With 81-Page RFI
An 81-page Senate Finance Committee RFI asks how a home care benefit could work across Medicare and Medicaid, including workforce and access issues.
Acute Back Pain: Skip The Prescription Painkillers In First Line, Study Suggests
A study of Medicaid records found higher rates of opioid use disorder or overdose after first-line opioids or gabapentinoids for acute back pain.
Are We Planning For A Longer Life Or Just A Longer Retirement?
A Sixty and Me essay argues that retirement plans should leave room for changing interests, health, housing and purpose as people age.
Older Breast Cancer Survivors Fall Through Medicare Home Health Gap
A study found about 6 in 10 highly frail older breast cancer survivors received no Medicare home health care in a given year.
‘Real Common Ground’: Nursing Homes Support Key LTC Reform Proposals While Seeking Adjustments
Senate Finance Democrats seek feedback on nursing home transparency, staffing and care-spending proposals. Providers support parts but oppose reviving a staffing mandate.
