Tag: healthy foods to eat

7 Best Supplements for a Longer Life, According to a Dietitian

The product recommendations in this post are recommendations by the writer and/or expert(s) interviewed and do not contain affiliate links. Meaning: If you use these links to buy something, we will not earn a commission. The average American is living longer than what was seen a century ago, with the average lifespan around being 76 years old—nearly 20 years older than those living 100 years ago. But even though, on average, people are remaining on this earth for a longer period of time, this does not guarantee that everyone will live to see their 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond. Outside…

CMS’s Journey To Value-Based Care

Most people think of CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) as an insurance company that covers individual services provided by physicians, FQHCs, hospitals, and other health care providers. Some people even think of it as a policy-writing agency for Medicare. It is true that CMS reimburses providers for services to millions of individual beneficiaries. However, since the Affordable Care Act came into action in 2010, CMS has been developing focused payment strategies that shift from fees for services to value-based care and a focus on population health. Today, CMS’s second-highest strategic priority is prevention and population health. To this…

Technology companies are proving to be the great equalizer

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[Part 1 of a 12-Part Series] Healthcare is rife with significant challenges that can in some cases be minimized at the very minimum and in most cases be eliminated by the use of technology. The 12-part series begins by elaborating on macro-level challenges that the healthcare industry is starting to address with technology to stem the bleeding/reverse the onset of more severe complications. Challenge 1: Supply and demand Healthcare service delivery provisioning across the globe is starkly marked by the lack of adequate supply of qualified clinicians and specialists. This situation has been significantly exacerbated in the post pandemic new…

Income thresholds to be removed from healthy food payments from 2024

Lauren Gilmour, PA Scotland May 12, 2023 10:29 Payments to help parents buy healthy food will no longer be means-tested, the Scottish Government has confirmed. Around 20,000 people will become eligible for extra help to buy healthy food when income thresholds are removed for the Best Start Foods payments. Families will still have to get qualifying benefits such as child tax credits or universal credit to receive the benefit. Previously, incomes had to be below set thresholds. Regulations will be introduced that remove thresholds to increase eligibility for the benefit from February 2024. Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said: “Tackling…