What Democrats’ Drug Pricing Plan Means for Consumers
The new drug pricing plan creates protections against out-of-pocket costs for seniors with Medicare Part D benefits and people who take insulin.
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Read more: The PREP Act and Nursing Homes’ Fight to Move COVID Claims to Federal Court The PREP Act and Nursing Homes’ Fight to Move COVID Claims to Federal Court
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling avoids extending a federal statute limiting pandemic liability into unprecedented areas.
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Read more: The Barriers to Aging in Place The Barriers to Aging in Place
Most seniors and their loved ones don’t realize the barriers that make aging in place a difficult proposition until a crisis occurs.
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Read more: Medicare Poised to Expand Vision, Hearing, and Dental Benefits Medicare Poised to Expand Vision, Hearing, and Dental Benefits
While the proposed expansion has met pushback, including these aspects of health care in standard insurance plans is significantly overdue.
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Read more: Congress Should Act to Fund Medical-Legal Partnerships Congress Should Act to Fund Medical-Legal Partnerships
We encourage Congress to pass recently introduced legislation that allocates funding to the development of Medical-Legal Partnerships.
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Read more: There’s More to Decision-Making Capacity than Cognitive Function There’s More to Decision-Making Capacity than Cognitive Function
The doctrine of capacity is vague, normatively and medically challenging, and inconsistently applied.
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Read more: FDA Approves Aducanumab for Alzheimer’s Disease: An Unethical Decision? FDA Approves Aducanumab for Alzheimer’s Disease: An Unethical Decision?
FDA’s approval of aducanumab may run against the bioethical principles of beneficence and non-maleficence.
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Read more: Aducanumab: A Bitter Pill to Swallow Aducanumab: A Bitter Pill to Swallow
Patients are understandably desperate, but their needs are best served by following the science, rather than lowering the standards for drugs.
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Read more: Long-Term Care After COVID: A Roadmap for Law Reform Long-Term Care After COVID: A Roadmap for Law Reform
There are a series of practical reforms that could readily improve the quality of nursing home care.
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Read more: COVID-19 and Dementia Care: Lessons for the Future COVID-19 and Dementia Care: Lessons for the Future
Family caregivers hold a critical role in the health care system and the economy, but do not receive adequate support and recognition.