Electronic monitoring devices can help families keep watch over aging relatives who are living alone.
New homes built with “universal design” allow the elderly and disable to stay in their homes and live independently.
“We’re finding more and more expensive ways to keep people alive. So we have to find ways to set some limits,” ethicist says.
Almost one out of three adults in the U.S. currently serves as a caregiver.
FDA may require glucose monitors to be more accurate The U.S. Food and Drug Administration may soon require glucose monitors used by more than 11 million diabetics in the U.S. to be more accurate, Gardiner Harris reports in the New York Times. Under current standards, these monitors can be off by as much as 20 [...]
Howard Gleckman, Senior Research Associate at the Urban Institute July 20, 2009 Advocates of including long-term care services in health reform usually focus on two issues: How many Medicaid dollars should be spent on home care and whether to create a national long-term care insurance program, such as Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., has proposed in [...]
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
Some insurers deny ER coverage to people who have been drinking
Laws in more than half the states permit insurers to deny payment for medical services related to alcohol or drug use. Faced with the prospect of not getting paid for care, some ER personnel sidestep the problem by simply not testing patients’ blood or urine for alcohol.
Travel insurance can protect your wallet — and your health on vacation
Think your regular health insurance policy will cover you if you get into medical trouble overseas?
Don’t bet on it.
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