News tagged with medicare beneficiaries
Higher carotid arterial stenting rates associated with poorer clinical outcomes
Nov 07, 2009 |
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Among eligible Medicare beneficiaries, increased use of carotid arterial stenting (CAS) procedures to treat carotid stenosis--the narrowing of the carotid artery--is associated with higher rates of mortality and adverse clinical ...
Researchers study program to help older adults transition from hospital to home
Jul 28, 2009 |
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In light of health care reform measures, Rush University Medical Center has launched a study of its program to help older adults transition from hospital to home.
Extra payments to Medicare Advantage plans to total $11.4 billion in 2009
May 04, 2009 |
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Private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will be paid $11.4 billion more in 2009 than what the same beneficiaries would have cost in the traditional Medicare fee-for-service program, according to a new report released today ...
Seniors in Medicare's doughnut hole decrease use of meds
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Part D who reached a gap in health care coverage known as the "doughnut hole" were much less likely to use prescription drugs than those with an employer-based plan, according to a University ...
Poor understanding of medicare leads to worse healthcare access
Nov 18, 2008 |
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A study appearing in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shows that Medicare beneficiaries' understanding of their healthcare benefits may affect their ability to access needed care effectively and could lead them t ...
Study links depression to higher death rate from all causes among Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes
Sep 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a large group of Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes, depression was associated with a higher death rate from all causes during a two-year study period. The findings are published in the October 2008 ...
