Saturday, August 06, 2005

CMS to launch project for Medicare recipients with chronic diseases August 05 2005 - News Nursing home residents will be part of a new government initiative to help Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes and congestive heart failure lessen their health risks.  more 2:20:49 PM    comment [] State Questions Whether Rule Helps or Hampers Health Care Some Say 'Certificate of Need' Regulation Keeps Health-Care Costs Low; Others Say Opposite. When Elder Olson and his wife, Sharron, decided to form a home health-care agency in Brunswick several years ago, they faced a bureaucratic obstacle that would limit the scope of their business: the state's certificate of need requirement. [Insurance/ Managed Care News from myHealthcareNews.com] 6:40:01 AM    comment [] Aged Care Nursing Project Welcome - But Not Enough, Australian Nursing Federation. The extension of the aged care demonstration project, announced by the Minister for Ageing Julie Bishop yesterday, to facilitate rotation of nursing students and nursing graduates into the aged care sector to promote aged care as an attractive career option, has been welcomed by the Australian Nursing Federation... click link for more info. [Medical News Today] 6:39:00 AM    comment [] Assisted living and in-home care increase as nursing home beds decline, USA. Even with the US population rapidly aging, a smaller proportion of elderly and disabled people live in nursing homes today compared to 1990... click link for more info. [Medical News Today] 6:38:09 AM    comment []

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