The study linked hearing impairment to faster functional decline — particularly in seniors’ balance skills. As a treatable condition, hearing loss may be a target for interventions, improving quality of life, the investigators conclude.
The order calls for HHS rules that would allow over-the-counter sales of hearing aids. Most people must visit a specialist or doctor for access to the devices — a needless and costly barrier, according to the White House.
Long-term care reform needs more than a proposed $400 billion to boost home- and community-based services, financial experts and industry observers are warning. The question is whether President Joe Biden will take a broader approach to healthcare, and senior care in particular, as he prepares for his first speech before a joint session of Congress.
A bill that will delay a 2% across-the-board cut to Medicare rates through the rest of the year — and stop billions in payment cuts for providers — is expected to be signed into law by President Joe Biden.
The Biden administration’s $400 billion effort to boost home- and community-based services is “ambitious,” but still missing critical pieces towards fully reforming Medicaid’s long-term care coverage, a leading expert is warning.
Vice President Kamala Harris met Thursday with 275 founding members of the Biden administration’s Community Corps, a group charged with encouraging Americans to get vaccinated. The initiative is part of a sweeping outreach campaign.
The $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan unveiled Wednesday evening by President Joe Biden leaves out many of the ambitious healthcare proposals he campaigned on.
Additional COVID-19 relief funding for nursing home providers would be a “top priority” for President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is being welcomed by long-term care providers.
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure is President Biden’s choice to be the next leader of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Washington Post was reporting Wednesday afternoon, citing multiple unnamed sources.
