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Medicare Advantage enrollment has exploded since 2006. But policy hasn't kept up, researchers warn

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Medicare Advantage enrollment has exploded since 2006. But policy hasn't kept up, researchers warn fdiamond Thu, 02/09/2023 - 15:41

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Beneficiaries switching from traditional Medicare helped fuel huge growth in MA

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Much of the growth experienced by Medicare Advantage over the last two decades can be attri | Beneficiaries switching from fee-for-service Medicare to Medicare Advantage more than tri-pled between 2006 and 2022. Conversely, switching from MA to traditional Medicare decreased.

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Best Buy acquires aging in place tech company GreatCall for $800M

Mobi Health News

San Diego-based GreatCall — an old guard digital health company which started out making smartphones for seniors in 2006 but now offers a suite of connected safety products and services for aging in place individuals — has been acquired by retail chain Best Buy for $800 million.

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In hospice, Mighty Casey receives SPM’s “Doc Tom” Award

Society for Participatory Medicine

It reads: “Doc Tom” Ferguson (1943-2006) envisioned health care as an equal partnership between e-patients and health professionals and the systems that support them. On Saturday former board member Jan Oldenburg presented Casey with the printed and mounted proclamation. It’s now beside her bed [see photo above].

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Pendent medical alerts evolve – and will disappear

Aging in Place Technology Watch

You may not remember that Philips acquired the Lifeline business in 2006 for $750 million What did they get for that investment? Then it was time to move outside the home and add fall detection -- Halo Monitoring launched the same year Philips got Lifeline, 2006. The leader in the “Medical Alert/Medical Alarm/PERS space.”

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Health IT Startup: Greenlight Guru

Electronic Health Reporter

Founders’ story The seeds for Greenlight Guru were planted back in 2006 by Jon Speer, a medical device engineer turned consultant as a result of a simple […]. cally for the medical device industry. Elevator pitch Get to market faster with less risk and achieve true quality.

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Featured Health IT Job: Sr. Solution Architect – Radiology

Healthcare IT Today

Here’s a description of the position: e4 is a Healthcare Consulting firm based in Philadelphia established in 2006. This position was posted by e4 Services and is in Alabama. We currently have a growing staff that represent us at healthcare organizations across the US with a large presence in the mid-atlantic region.

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