Consumer News Many Medicare Patients Can T Afford A Single Hospital Visit

Study: Disabled Patients Who Can’t Afford Medications Go to ED More

Nonadherence to prescription medication due to cost is associated with emergency department visits among disabled Medicare patients under 65, according to a study in Annals of Emergency Medicine. Read More

Health systems pause Medicare telehealth visits during government shutdown

Some health systems have started pausing telehealth visits for Medicare beneficiaries as the government shutdown continues. Pandemic-era telehealth flexibilities ended Oct. 1 with the federal ... Read More

The shutdown leaves telehealth for Medicare patients in limbo

A few weeks ago, when Vicki Stearn, 68, tried to schedule a virtual visit with her doctor, she was told Medicare — at least temporarily — stopped paying for telehealth appointments when the government ... Read More

Hospitals, health systems stop Medicare telehealth appointments amid government shutdown

Medicare pandemic-era telehealth waivers expired when the government shut down. Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are informing some Medicare patients that they will be unable to schedule ... Read More

Hospitals Can’t Afford to Wait - A New Model of Care is Here By Doug Duskin, CEO, Avel eCare

SIOUX FALLS, SD / ACCESS Newswire / October 9, 2025 / Across the country, the signs are clear - hospitals are closing beds, urgent care centers are cutting hours, and entire communities are losing ... Read More