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Common Myths about Varicose Veins

Vascular Physician

Keeping your blood circulating with regular exercise or physical activity may alleviate some pain. Varicose veins are oftentimes covered by insurance whereas spider veins typically are not since they tend to be cosmetic only. Most insurance companies require patients to wear compression stockings before treatment.

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What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar

GeriPal

The physics and mathematics that went into radiation therapy planning. Eric 04:49 Drew me to the field physics and math. But I think where it ends up causing problems is just if they’re going to have many sessions, transport to and from, and just the overall cost that can be essentially not feasible for the hospice.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

Or somebody who has other physical cognitive problems at any age. So we’re trying to help replace the transportation option. This is something we’ve heard from people: that if you just bring it up every year as part of your routine physical, like, “Any concerns about driving?” ” Emmy: “No.”

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

GeriPal

Too many people do because it’s really hard to keep their loved ones at home for the cost, the enormous financial, mental and physical strain for the family. You come over to the clinic, you go to the hospital, you provide service, and the insurance and you negotiate how much you’re going to get paid. Eric: Okay.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

If someone needs imaging, if someone needs an MR, or CT, you bring them back to the hospital, so there’s some transport costs there. Just think about something like a nurse visit, a nursing visit, or a physical therapy visit. What is it about my insurance, that does not cover me staying in this hospital?”

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