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What happens when your hospital becomes your insurance company? | Pat Hickey
2+ week, 3+ day ago (891+ words) Thousands of Northern Nevadans, many of them elderly patients, are about to find out. Renown Health, the largest locally governed hospital system in the region, and national health care giant Kaiser Permanente finalized a new joint venture earlier this year....
Patients face limited choices after network doctor changes | News
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (896+ words) This comes after Kaiser Permanente and Renown announced a joint venture. We've heard from several viewers who are on the Senior Care Plus insurance, who are now having to look for a new primary care doctor. This comes after last…...
Press Release: Rep. Jimmy Panetta Joins Bipartisan Patients First Act Introduction | Stock News
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (397+ words) Bill introduction: Rep. Jimmy Panetta joined Reps. Kim Schrier, John Joyce, and Greg Murphy in introducing the bipartisan Patients First Act, a proposal to reform Medicare physician payment rules under MACRA. Supporters say it is aimed at keeping patients healthy,…...
Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill to speed up prior authorization in Medicare Advantage
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (310+ words) Members of Congress recently introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up prior authorization in the Medicare Advantage program. Leaders in the House led by Rep. John Joyce, MD, R-Pa., on April 20 proposed Medicare Advantage Improvement Act, renewing efforts to rein…...
New Hanover County reminds Medicare Advantage enrollees of open enrollment deadline
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (203+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The New Hanover County Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program, or SHIIP, is reminding residents enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan to review their coverage during the Medicare Advantage open enrollment period. Seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans can…...
Idaho woman struggling to care for 83-year-old mother, and Medicare's changes may push caregivers like her to the brink
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (778+ words) Carla Romagnano knows the weight of caregiving all too well. The Idaho resident is struggling to balance her full-time day job as a bookkeeper and hiring manager, with caring for her 83-year-old mother, also full-time, who has dementia. The dual…...
How families caring for aging parents can maximize Medicare benefits
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (395+ words) Millions of middle-aged Americans find themselves in the "sandwich generation," caring for aging parents while managing their own insurance needs and potentially helping their children. Medicaid serves as a crucial resource for aging Americans who need home and community-based services....
‘Really taxing mentally and physically’: The travails of working in a nursing home
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (855+ words) Next March, Mary Voerding is due to celebrate her 30th year at Maplewood Rehabilitation Center, a suburban Twin Cities nursing home where she has worked as a nurse, care coordinator and now front desk receptionist. Thirty-six percent of all Minnesota nursing…...
'Really taxing': The travails of working in a nursing home
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (894+ words) Next March, Mary Voerding is due to celebrate her 30th year at Maplewood Rehabilitation Center, a suburban Twin Cities nursing home where she has worked as a nurse, care coordinator and now front desk receptionist. Thirty-six percent of all Minnesota nursing…...