Para muchos pacientes que salen de terapia intensiva, la lucha apenas comienza
M谩s de 5 millones de personas son admitidas cada a帽o en terapias intensivas en unos 5.000 hospitales en Estados Unidos, y las investigaciones muestran que m谩s de la mitad experimenta estos efectos secundarios. La edad avanzada aumenta las probabilidades.
For Many Patients Leaving the ICU, the Struggle Has Only Just Begun
A long stay in intensive care can bring physical, cognitive, and mental health challenges that can take months or longer to resolve.
Personas mayores inmigrantes pierden la cobertura de Medicare a pesar de haber aportado por a帽os
La ley One Big Beautiful Bill Act del Partido Republicano, firmada en julio pasado por el presidente Donald Trump, proh铆be que ciertas categor铆as de inmigrantes con presencia legal accedan a Medicare.
Immigrant Seniors Lose Medicare Coverage Despite Paying for It
Rosa Mar铆a Carranza has worked and paid taxes for more than two decades, but a provision in the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will make her and an estimated 100,000 other lawfully present immigrant seniors ineligible for Medicare. Now Carranza鈥檚 once secure retirement is in question.
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El ensayo SPRINT encontr贸 que un tratamiento intensivo para reducir la presi贸n sist贸lica por debajo de 120 disminu铆a el riesgo de ataques card铆acos, accidentes cerebrovasculares, otras enfermedades cardiovasculares y la mortalidad general.
鈥楬ow Low Can You Go?鈥 The Shifting Guidelines for Blood Pressure Control
The number doctors use to demarcate high blood pressure keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies linking the condition and dementia.
In Switching to Original Medicare, Beware of Medigap Plan Refusals
Open enrollment season lasts until March 31 for people enrolled in Medicare Advantage who want to switch to original Medicare, but there鈥檚 a potential hitch.
鈥楧ark Money鈥 Group Angles for Higher Medicare Advantage Payments
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Medicare Advantage 鈥楧ark Money鈥 Group Attempts To Win Higher Payments for Insurance Companies
Medicare Advantage insurers say a proposal by the Trump administration to keep their payments nearly flat next year may lead to service cuts that harm seniors struggling to afford health care. A decision is due by early next month.
Bancos, primera l铆nea de batalla contra los fraudes financieros a adultos mayores
Los estadounidenses mayores de 60 a帽os pierden m谩s de $28.000 millones cada a帽o por explotaci贸n financiera, indica AARP.
Banks Are Becoming Bulwarks Against Scams for Vulnerable Seniors
Older Americans are losing billions of dollars annually to financial exploitation. Banks and investment firms are training employees to spot red flags and stop the transactions.
Should Drug Companies Be Advertising to Consumers?
Aging means 鈥渂ecoming a target鈥 of the industry, one expert said. After decades of debate, politicians of all stripes are proposing bans.
Health Care Heartaches: Your Winning Health Policy Valentines
麻豆女优 Health News shares our favorite reader-submitted health policy valentines. One struck us in the heart and inspired an original cartoon.
When the Doctor Needs a Checkup
The physician workforce is aging fast, and some hospitals now require that older clinicians undergo testing for cognitive decline. Many have resisted.
Medicare Advantage Insurers Face New Curbs on Overcharges in Trump Plan That Reins in Payments
Proposed Trump administration changes to federal Medicare Advantage payments would stop health insurers from mining patient data for extra medical diagnoses that generate more bills to taxpayers even without treatment.
Sick of Fighting Insurers, Hospitals Offer Their Own Medicare Advantage Plans
Breakups between insurers and health systems, on top of plan cuts, left more than 3.7 million Medicare Advantage enrollees facing a tough choice last year: find new insurance or new doctors. But hospital systems say their Advantage plans can avert such upheaval, giving patients peace of mind.
These 3 Policy Moves Are Likely To Change Health Care for Older People
Two Trump administration regulatory rollbacks affect nursing home staffing and home care workers, and a new AI experiment in Medicare has alarmed eldercare advocates and congressional Democrats.
Readers Balk at ‘Gold Standard’ of Autism Treatment
麻豆女优 Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
Kaiser Permanente To Pay $556 Million in Record Medicare Advantage Fraud Settlement
Kaiser Permanente agrees to pay $556 million to settle allegations of billing the government for conditions patients didn鈥檛 have.
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
Many shots seem to have 鈥渙ff-target鈥 benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found.
