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Inflation, Health, and the American Consumer – “The Devil Wears Kirkland”

Health Populi

This action depends on shoppability, price transparency, the ability to migrate to the choice within the constraints of the consumers’ health plan network or willingness-to-pay for the alternative, and personal ethos of empowerment. — raising the price of its consumer-beloved hot dog meal above its high-value $1.50

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Five technologies for older adults November 2020

Aging in Place Technology Watch

These services include meals, transportation, home care, and medication delivery as well as Medicare plan selection assistance." category tags: tech-enabled home care , Telehealth-RPM-Voice Health , social isolation , Learning, working, contribution and legacy. Learn more at HomeThrive. Learn more at Zeppi.

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July Blog posts -- fall detection, dementia tech, aging in place and more

Aging in Place Technology Watch

No way to share meals with others, access staff-run activities, and build on the expertise of caring for people with dementia that the senior-related industries already established? category tags: dementia care, cognitive decline , fall prevention, fall detection , Mobile PERS But is that the best setting for dementia care?

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The Evolution of Self-Care for Consumers – Learning and Sharing at CHPA

Health Populi

Payors have begun to recognize the value of nudging consumers toward over-the-counter products under Medicare Advantage plans. For example, Anthem and Walmart introduced the Healthy Benefits program, a card that covers $50 to $330 of OTC spending per quarter depending on the plan.

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Real Seniors lack essential technology – who will make it happen in 2019?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Senior centers are partially funded by the Older Americans Act – which also provides Meals on Wheels. No, I am not talking about the cell phone plans. category tags: Seniors , seniors and aging policy , computers, internet and social networking , cell phones, smartphones. Senior discounts are offered in at least 180 categories.

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Real Seniors lack essential technology – Consider an Older Americans Technology Act in 2019

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Senior centers are partially funded by the Older Americans Act – which also provides Meals on Wheels. No, I am not talking about the cell phone plans. Senior discounts are offered in at least 180 categories of services and products today, including cell phone plans.

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What is caregiving technology, anyway?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

It stretches the mind a bit to include transportation and meal service, but that broad conceptualization is derived from all the previous material – caregiving is…what caregivers need. category tags: Family caregivers , Home Care , home health care , IoT and home monitoring. Consider a simpler bucketing scheme. Enrich Care.

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