Poor Health Outcomes of Older Cancer Patients in the UK: Is Age Discrimination at Play?
June 21, 2011
Age discrimination can have many negative effects on the livelihoods of older people. Among these effects are poor health outcomes…
Your Tax Dollars Are Being Wasted by Medicare
May 29, 2011
The title of this post may sound a little Tea Partyish, but stick with me here… Medicare is projected to…
Doris and Alice on Big Pharma and Motorized Scooters
March 16, 2011
We had dinner with family friends Doris and Alice last night. Doris is 90 and Alice is 91. They have…
Functional Status and Medicare Costs in the Last 6 Months of LIfe
February 27, 2011
A large proportion of health care costs is incurred towards the end of life. However, very little is known about…
Future of Geriatric Education is in Peril
February 18, 2011
The House of Representatives is slated to vote this week on HR-1, a bill that would substantially reduce funding for…
Hospital DNR Orders – WTF (Why They Failed)
February 8, 2011
A thought provoking article just came out ahead of print in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. It is titled…
Disseminating Taxpayer Funded Research: Problems at CMS
January 27, 2011
When your tax dollars fund research, do you have a right to see the results? Do the federal agencies that…
Death Panel Legacy
January 5, 2011
Yesterday, legislation that would have reimbursed physicians for advance care planning discussions was stripped from Medicare regulations related to the…
Palliative Care and Accountable Care Organizations – A Call for Comments
November 27, 2010
Accountable care organizations (ACO’s) are coming with a goal of creating a health care system that delivers higher quality care…
Age Discrimination in Clinical Research: Time For Action
October 10, 2010
Older persons are often severely underrepresented in clinical trials of new drugs, therapies, and devices. Usually, their exclusion from these…