Tag: Medicaid

October 30, 2019 Off

Can Medicaid Help Seniors Age In Place?

There are many health and safety concerns surrounding seniors living alone. According to the Administration on Aging, approximately 20 percent of men and 36 percent of women over the age of 65 currently live alone, and accidents and close calls are among their biggest risks.

November 24, 2015 Off

Penn Researchers, Diplomat study shows: Nearly 50% Medicaid hepatitis C patients denied therapies as not considered “a medical necessity”

By Dino Mustafić

Nearly 50 percent of Medicaid patients infected with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) whose doctors had prescribed newer, life-saving antiviral drugs were denied coverage to the therapies because they were not considered “a medical necessity.”