Baby Boomers news from FierceHealthcare
NewsBerwick: ACO rule due out soon
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Donald Berwick last week promised that his office will "imminently" issue the long-awaited proposed rule for accountable care organizations, Read more...
Medicare costs must be reined in to tame deficit
If lawmakers want to reduce the $1.3 trillion federal budget deficit, they will have to go after Medicare, according to many news reports. So far, the chairmen of President Obama's debt-reduction Read more...
More geriatricians needed to care for nation's fastest-growing population
The potential problem of widespread physician shortages in the era of health reform, noted by the Association of American Medical Colleges, the American Academy of Family Physicians and others, Read more...
Hospitals spent $56B treating baby boomers in '07
We're always hearing about the cresting wave of aging Baby Boomers needing more and more healthcare services. This week, a report report from the Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research supplied Read more...
Cancer rates drop for first time
There's good news on the cancer front: For the first time since the government started keeping track, the rate of cancer in the U.S. has decreased. Researchers already knew that the number of cancer Read more...
Trend: Shortage of oncologists predicted
While cancer treatment is advancing rapidly, the supply of cancer doctors isn't. According a new report from the American Society for Clinical Oncology, the U.S. could face a shortage of as many as Read more...
ALSO NOTED: IOM urges geriatrician pay increase; Kuhn takes over as Medicaid head; and much more...
> In an effort to make sure aging baby boomers get appropriate care, the Institute of Medicine is urging payers to support an increase in pay for geriatric specialists. Read more...
| Press ReleasesHomewatch CareGivers Appears on the 2011 Inc. 500/5000 List, Inc. Magazine’s Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing PrivThree-Year Sales Growth of 16% Propels In-Home Care Company to its First Appearance on Prestigious List GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Homewatch CareGivers, the largest, most experienced Read more >> 2011 May Be Last Year Majority of Seniors Receive Care from Physicians Outside an Accountable Care OrganizationAccountable Care Organizations Creating Medicare Buzz for 2012, According to New Report from HealthLeaders-InterStudy NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider Read more >> New Report: U.S. Communities Struggle to Keep Up With Needs of Aging PopulationEconomic Challenges Prevent Progress in Creating Livable Communities for the Rapidly Aging Population; With Budgets Strapped, Communities Are Struggling to Maintain the Status Quo WASHINGTON--( Read more >> Steven Phenix Joins Insuraprise as Public Relations/Social Media DirectorAUSTIN, Texas, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Insuraprise, Inc., the most productive Medigap insurance agency in the United States, has hired Steven Phenix as Public Relations/Social Media Director. Read more >> New Year Brings New Status to Baby BoomersBenefitsCheckUp a Helpful Resource for Retirement WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In January, the first wave of baby boomers will start the New Year by reaching a series of significant milestones. This Read more >> |
