Medicare and Alzheimer's Disease
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2002-04-04/medicare-and-alzheimers-disease
The Department of Health and Human Services recently told Medicare carriers not to screen out patients with Alzheimer's disease when awarding payments. A panel talks about why this coverage was in question and what treatments and services are now available to people with Alzheimer's disease.
Guests
Judy Riggs
acting vice president for public policy at the Alzheimer's Association
Tom Scully
administrator of the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services at the Department of Health and Human Services
Dr. Peter Rabins
professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins and author of "The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life"
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