RESEDA, Calif. (June 21, 2018)—Molly Forrest, chief executive officer and president of the Los Angeles Jewish Home, has been selected as chair-elect of LeadingAge California, the state’s advocacy group for nonprofit senior living and care. Her two-year term begins July 1, 2018.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 20, 2018)—On Friday, June 16, 2018, the Administration announced that Section 301 Tariffs on a range of products imported from China would move forward. Thanks in part to quick action by DME stakeholders, several product categories were among items removed from the original 1,333 items proposed for a 25 percent tariff levy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 20, 2018)—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking recommendations and input from the public on how to address any undue impact and burden of the physician self-referral law (also known as the Stark Law), focusing in part on how the law may impede care coordination, a key aspect of systems that deliver value.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. and DEERFIELD, Ill. (June 19, 2018)—Health and well-being company Humana Inc. and Walgreens, a provider of pharmacy services and care in communities since 1901, are teaming up to provide easier access to primary care and other services for seniors, as part of the companies’ ongoing and shared commitment to the health and well-being of the Kansas City community.
WATERLOO, Iowa (June 19, 2018)—Organizers of Essentially Women’s annual conference, FOCUS: The EW Conference, are accepting presentation submissions from interested speakers.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 19, 2018)—The 2018 Virtual Conference, Turning Points: Mastering Transitions in Care, hosted by National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association will be offered live via the Internet on July 18–19, 2018.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 18, 2018)—The June 15 release of MedPAC’s report to Congress on Medicare and the health care delivery system represents another missed opportunity by the Commission to address the serious problems with Medicare’s competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment (DME) as well as the disastrous application of bidding-derived pricing to rural and other less-populous communities, stated the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare).
NEW YORK (June 18, 2018)—The Trustees of The John A. Hartford Foundation have selected John R. Burton, MD, as the recipient of the inaugural 2018 John A. Hartford Foundation Trustees Award for his decades of dedication to improving the care of older adults through his role as a geriatrics educator, researcher and clinician.
HARTFORD, Conn. (June 18, 2018)—Aetna released the results of its inaugural Health Ambitions Study, which explores consumers’ health goals and the relationship between consumers and providers in the evolving health care system. The study finds that people, particularly women, are paying attention to their holistic health, as they seek resources that better support both health and wellbeing.