by GV Team | Mar 21, 2019 | Regulation Changes, Resources, Senior Health
Article by Dena Bunis, AARP “As administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Seema Verma plays one of the most important roles in deciding how more than 130 million Americans get health care. She directs the planning, coordination and...
by GV Team | Mar 14, 2019 | Patient Safety, Reducing Readmissions, Regulation Changes, Resources, Senior Health
Article by Kate Smith Sloan, McKnights Long-Term Care News “Neglect and abuse of older adults, the subject of last week’s Senate Finance Committee hearing, “Not Forgotten: Protecting Americans from Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes,” is never acceptable. As we...
by GV Team | Mar 8, 2019 | Drug Information, Resources, Senior Health
Article by Pharmacy Times “Officials with the FDA have approved esketamine CIII nasal spray (Spravato, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson) for use in conjunction with an oral antidepressant in adults with treatment-resistant depression...
by GV Team | Feb 28, 2019 | Patient Safety, Resources, Senior Health
Article by American Pharmacists Association “FDA is tightening up rules to make OTC sunscreen products more safe and effective. On February 21, FDA announced a proposed rule that would update regulatory requirements for sunscreens sold in the United States....
by GV Team | Feb 21, 2019 | Regulation Changes, Resources, Senior Health
Article by Marty Stempniak, AARP “Lawmakers hoping to dive into the idea of “Medicare for all” dipped their toes in uncertain waters by unveiling slightly less ambitious new legislation Wednesday. Three Democratic senators introduced their Medicare at 50 Act,...
