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7/29/2015 - As Medicare and Medicaid Turn 50, Use of Private Health Plans Surges

As Medicare and Medicaid reach their 50th anniversary on Thursday, the two vast government programs that insure more than one-third of Americans are undergoing a transformation that none of their original architects foresaw: Private health insurance companies are playing a rapidly growing role in both.

7/29/2015 - Honoring Aging Parents' Independence: Busting The Myth

Do you want to honor your parents’ independence as they age? Maybe it’s a myth. These three people learned what’s wrong with the idea. Read the full article at Forbes.

7/29/2015 - NIH funds new Alzheimer's Research Center at School of Medicine

Recently, the National Institute of Health (NIH) gave Stanford the final notice of a $7.3 million award to fund an Alzheimer’s Research Center, one of more than two dozen centers that have been established and funded by the NIH as part of an attempt to advance research about Alzheimer’s disease. “We have some of the… Read more 7/29/2015 - NIH funds new Alzheimer's Research Center at School of Medicine

7/29/2015 - Who Will Care for Us - The Aging, Childless and Single Population?

Studies indicate that people over the age of 65 years will need some form of long-term care help. Genworth said sixty-six percent would need extra care while The Inquiry said seven out of ten would need it for at least three years. Most people rely on a family member, a spouse or a partner for… Read more 7/29/2015 - Who Will Care for Us - The Aging, Childless and Single Population?

7/28/2015 - Happy 50th Birthday, Medicare. Your Patients Are Getting Healthier

Here’s a bit of good news for Medicare, the popular government program that’s turning 50 this week. Older Americans on Medicare are spending less time in the hospital; they’re living longer; and the cost of a typical hospital stay has actually come down over the past 15 years, according to a study in the Journal… Read more 7/28/2015 - Happy 50th Birthday, Medicare. Your Patients Are Getting Healthier

7/27/2015 - A new drug being tested raises hopes for people with Alzheimer's

More than five million Americans suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and according to the Alzheimer’s Association, 15.5 million Americans are currently caring for them. A new drug might provide some hope for those showing very early symptoms of the disease. This monthy, at the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Washington, the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly… Read more 7/27/2015 - A new drug being tested raises hopes for people with Alzheimer's

7/25/2015 - Helping Patients and Doctors Talk About Death

Medicare announced plans this month to reimburse doctors for talking with patients about what treatments they want — and don’t want — toward the end of life. This sensible, long-overdue proposal is likely to have a very wide impact. About 80 percent of people who die in the United States each year are covered by… Read more 7/25/2015 - Helping Patients and Doctors Talk About Death

7/24/2015 - The coming Alzheimer’s crisis in America

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, by 2050, 13.8 million Americans may have Alzheimer’s disease, at a cost of $1.1 trillion per year, mostly to Medicare and Medicaid. Today, by comparison, 5.3 million have the disease. Read the full article at The Washington Post.

7/23/2015 - Younger Adults With Alzheimer's Are Key To Drug Search

The face of Alzheimer’s isn’t always old. Sometimes it belongs to someone like Giedre Cohen, who is 37, yet struggles to remember her own name. People like Giedre have a rare gene mutation that causes symptoms of Alzheimer’s to appear before they turn 60. Until recently, people who inherited this gene had no hope of… Read more 7/23/2015 - Younger Adults With Alzheimer's Are Key To Drug Search

7/21/2015 - Dementia Develops Faster in Women Than in Men, Study Suggests

Women who develop slight but detectable deficits in memory and mental acuity late in life tend to decline faster than men with mild impairment, researchers reported on Tuesday. Some two-thirds of the five million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease are women, in part because women live longer. Researchers have searched in vain for decades to determine… Read more 7/21/2015 - Dementia Develops Faster in Women Than in Men, Study Suggests