Loneliness Worsens Seniors’ Health, But Not All Can Access Telehealth Solutions

BOSTON -- More than one in 10 older adults with multiple chronic conditions have reported feelings of isolation since the beginning of the pandemic, which exacerbates both mental and physical health issues for seniors, but while telehealth advocates say online social activities and telemedicine visits could be a solution to social isolation, not every senior has access to telehealth resources. A May 4 brief from the Commonwealth Fund says that older adults with high health care needs -- specifically, those...
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Dems Press CMS To Ensure Medicaid Provider Choice As States Ban Abortion

A group of 100 House Democrats, led by Reps. Lizzie Fletcher (TX) and Cori Bush (MO), pressed CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on Tuesday (May 10) to immediately enforce Medicaid’s so-called free choice of provider requirement after they say nearly half a dozen states have violated federal law and cut abortion providers out of their state Medicaid programs. Federal requirements say Medicaid beneficiaries should have the free choice of any willing, qualified provider participating in a state program -- and the...
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