Tag Archives: Medicare

Do Women Make Better Doctors?

Hospitalized elderly patients live longer when a female doctor cares for them, Harvard study finds
Posted on January 4, 2017 by Kathleen Clohessy Editor-in Chief/SevenPonds

A new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine shows that women may make better doctors than men, at least some of the time. Led by Harvard professor Dr. Ashish Jha, researchers analyzed the outcomes of almost 1.5 million … Continue reading →

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Medicare Will Reimburse Patients for End-of-Life Consultations

Under the Affordable Care Act, Medicare may start covering expenses for patients seeking palliative options
Posted on December 2, 2015 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

According to the American Medical Association, patients nearing the end of their lives are entitled to expect and receive certain advice and treatment from health care professionals. This includes the opportunity to make appropriate plans, including the creation of a … Continue reading →

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How Do You Navigate Your Medical Benefits After Retirement? An Interview with Pat Macholl

A Medicare counselor talks about how to get medical care after retirement
Posted on October 24, 2015 by Marissa Abruzzini (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Today SevenPonds spoke with Pat Macholl, a volunteer counselor with Legal Assistance for Seniors/Alameda HICAP. Her San Francisco-based office helps clients learn how to navigate their healthcare benefits through Medicare. Macholl teaches people about their benefits at the end of life, … Continue reading →

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Medicare Now Offering Some Patients at Select Hospices the Option of Receiving Palliative and Curative Care Concurrently

With the new end-of-life care pilot program, “Medicare Care Choices Model,” one could die in peace rather than suffer through overly aggressive treatments.
Posted on July 29, 2015 by Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)

Medicare recently announced that 141 hospices will be allowed to have its patients participate in receiving both palliative and curative care simultaneously as part of a new initiative. This new initiative, the “Medicare Care Choices Model,” plans to evaluate whether … Continue reading →

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Hospitals on the Verge of Paying Massive Fines from Medicare for Their Mistakes

Medicare is moving in the right direction with a plan to give big fines to hospitals with the highest rates of potentially fatal infections and avoidable injuries
Posted on July 23, 2014 by Zoë Byrne (Editor in Chief, SevenPonds)

Although the amount of potentially fatal infections and avoidable injuries that happen in hospitals is slowly decreasing, Medicare will soon be charging massive fines to around 750 hospitals with the highest rates of both. The estimated total for these fines … Continue reading →

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“Knocking on Heaven’s Door” by Katy Butler

A cautionary tale of a loss that teaches us how to take control of our own deaths
Posted on April 11, 2014 by Kimberly Lane (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

What happens after a debilitating stroke or a sudden heart attack snatches away the vitality of an elderly parent, spouse, or friend? How can we make the transition from child to caregiver or from spouse to nurse? What questions should … Continue reading →

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