Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are increasingly targeting patients with complex chronic conditions, even as overall plan availability declines. Open enrollment for 2026 has seen a reduction in standard MA offerings in 35 states, with major insurers like Aetna and UnitedHealthcare shrinking their presence and some, such as Ochsner Health Plan and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont, exiting certain markets. Contributing factors include reimbursement changes under the Biden admini

The concept of dying well is evolving in Australia, moving beyond the medicalization of death to embrace family-led and personalized deathcare. Zenith Virago, founder of the Natural Death Care Centre, exemplifies this shift. After personally guiding her friend’s post-mortem care, she has trained thousands of “deathwalkers” to support families in navigating dying, death, and bereavement with practical guidance and emotional presence. Family-led funerals, where loved ones parti

Amazon Pharmacy has launched in-office kiosks to help patients receive their medications immediately after doctor appointments, starting December 2025 in select One Medical locations across Los Angeles. This innovation aims to address a major health care gap—nearly one-third of prescriptions in the U.S. go unfilled, and many patients delay treatment due to the inconvenience of visiting a pharmacy. The kiosks bring the pharmacy directly to the point of care, allowing patients

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