AARP's Livable Communities Team will host the Rural Livability Workshop in Portland, Maine. You can participate virtually via live stream for a portion of each day. Speakers will focus on creating intergenerational communities, strengthening transportation options, and improving housing affordability and choice.
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The Promise of Telehealth in Wisconsin
While it faces its own connectivity challenges, telehealth has the promise of delivering a wide range of health care to those who live in rural areas. This week, US Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Eric Hargan met with leaders at Gundersen Health System to demonstrate a new telehealth program, reports News 8000. (Photo: Public Domain Pictures)
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Senators Agree Surprise Medical Bills Must Go, But How?
Some states across the nation have taken steps to curb surprise billing. And President Donald Trump has called for an end to the practice repeatedly. Now US Senators say they mostly agree that surprise medical billing is a problem, but are still considering the best mechanisms to quell the practice. Industry observers are taking seriously a set of proposals being considered by the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee to help end the phenomenon, reports Kaiser Health News.
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Step Therapy Bill Headed to Governor's Desk
A bill that would bypass step therapy in some cases—and allow patients to try more effective, more expensive treatments first—is headed to Governor Tony Evers' desk after receiving approval from the state Assembly this week. Under the proposal, insurers, pharmacy benefit managers and utilization review organizations must allow patients to receive exemptions to step therapy under certain circumstances. (Image: Deedster on Pixabay)
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Housing Crunch Sends More to Smaller Towns
New numbers show that smaller cities grew faster than larger metropolises between 2017 and 2018, and small towns grew more quickly than earlier in the decade. Why? Retirees and a workforce are looking outside the city for affordable housing, suggests a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau estimates. (Map courtesy of Stateline, using U.S. Census Bureau estimates)
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A Clearer Map for Aging
The new book Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, Reimagining Life explores elder health care and end-of-life care. An interview with its author, geriatrician Dr. Louise Aronson, gives an overview on how an older adult's health needs change over time, the importance of vaccines for older people, and how medications can change in how they affect patients over time.
