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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

The idea was to create a robust community-based infrastructure that could help older adults succeed in their homes and communities, whether they were healthy, how to keep them healthy or they were at imminent risk of emergency room visits, hospitalizations, or nursing home placements. And then, the system responds in turn.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

But for other- Diane: And it’s on the medical side. They can be nurse if you want to. They can be advanced nurse practitioner. The typical utilization of inappropriate hospitalization and emergency room and total cost of care. We do things… I mean, this is very common as you know. And guess what?

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In a First, Trump and GOP-Led Congress Prepare To Swell Ranks of U.S. Uninsured

Physician's Weekly

Like Fry, more people would be forced to pay for health expenses out-of-pocket, leading to delays in care, lost access to needed doctors and medications, and poorer physical and financial health. Government-backed universal coverage has eluded U.S. policymakers for decades. After lobbying from physician groups, President Franklin D.