988 One Year Later
It’s been a year since the national 988 crisis line was launched. Americans with telephone access, whether cellular or landline, can dial or text the three-digit code and receive suicide… Read More
- About
- PsychU For You
- Topics
- Events
- Content
Management
The Senior Shift
An estimated 1.7 million Medicare beneficiaries have a substance use disorder (SUD). Of these beneficiaries—8% of Medicare beneficiaries under 65 years of age and 2% over 65. But eleven percent of these… Read MoreThe Alzheimer’s Complication
The costs of Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) are substantial for families and the Medicare and Medicaid programs. An estimated 6.7 million individuals in the U.S. are living with dementias such as… Read MoreMore Than 90% Of Older Adults Want Information, Even Early Diagnosis, For Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias
The majority (92%) of adults over aged 65 years want information, including early diagnosis, about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, before symptoms occur according to a nationally representative survey with… Read MoreCMS Finalizes Medicare Advantage Prior Authorization Reforms
On April 5, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its proposals to reform Medicare Advantage plan prior authorization policies to improve transparency. The new regulations are… Read MoreBiden-Harris Order To Link Nursing Home Medicare Payments To Staff Retention Rates
On April 18, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration issued an executive order focused on increasing access to high-quality long-term care and supporting caregivers of people needing long-term care. A key provision… Read MoreTelehealth Treatment For Opioid Addiction Correlated With Lower Overdoses During Pandemic
Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries aged 18 and older who started opioid addiction treatment via telehealth during the COVID-19 public health emergency were 33% less likely to have a fatal drug… Read MoreOccupancy In Senior Living Facilities Increased For Seventh Quarter In A Row
According to a recent report by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), more than 5,000 senior living and nursing care properties in the nations 31 largest… Read MoreMedicare Trustees Predict Hospital Fund To Run Out In 2031
On March 31, 2023, the Board of Trustees for Medicare released their most recent report to Congress on the financial operations and actuarial status of Medicare. According to the report,… Read MorePost PPACA, Uninsured Rate Among People With Schizophrenia Declined From 8.4% To 4.0%
Following implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Medicaid expansion in 2014 (and the law’s other provisions), the percentage of uninsured adults under age 65 with schizophrenia declined,… Read More - PsychU For You
