Thrifty Home Medical

Is All Durable Medical Equipment Covered by Insurance?

The simple answer is no. Medicare Part B (medical insurance) covers medically necessary durable medical equipment (DME) that your doctor prescribes for use in your home. Your physician, nurse practitioner (NP), physician’s assistant (PA) or certified nurse specialist (CNS) can prescribe medical equipment for a patient. Medicare is considered the driver when it comes to …

8 Things ER Doctors Refuse to Have in Their Homes

By Lisa Lombardi<br>Emergency room physicians see all kinds of grisly stuff, which made us wonder: What products do they consider so hazardous t...

Why I Don’t Drink Budweiser…and Why I’m Not Alone

Budweiser has always been far more about marketing than beer. The founder of Anheuser Busch, Adolphus Busch, refused to drink his own brew, calling it “that slop” (he was German, of cou…

How to Choose the Right Cane and Use It Properly

Things to NEVER Lie to Your Doctor About

How much you smoke, drink, eat, exercise and whether you use protection during sex or while out in the sun matters. Doctors weigh in on what matters most.

10 Horrifying Things Doctors Don't Tell You

As a modern culture, we tend to put our faith wholeheartedly in doctors. They're the experts, and more often than not we take their advice without question

When You Can't Keep Your Health Care Plan

UPS dropping health coverage for spouses is just the latest Obamacare impact on health care plans.

India is rolling out a health-care plan for half a billion people. But are there enough doctors?

It may be the world's biggest public health-care plan. But it could face stumbling blocks.

Care homes: The known and the unknown

Abuse of vulnerable residents at an Essex care home has been exposed by BBC's Panorama. But how widespread are such problems? The uncomfortable truth is we just don't know.

NICE oral health guidelines for care homes backed

NICE has published new guidance titled 'Oral health for adults in care homes’, to improve oral health in care homes.

New GOP Health Care Plan Would Hurt People who Need Health Care Most!

Under the new proposed health care plan, states would be allowed to drop two important provisions of the ACA: the requirement that insurance plans cover 10 Essential Health Benefits and provisions to prevent insurance companies from discriminating against sick people. More

When to Consider Hospice Care: Home Care Hospice Services

When should you begin to have a discussion about hospice care? Many people think that hospice care means everyone has given up and it is only meant for people who have a few days left to live. Beca…

The 7-Step Health Care Plan for Small-Business Owners

Discover how to maximize your health-care benefits, reduce costs and get tax benefits to boot.

8 Things to Expect During the Foster Care Home Study

*Disclaimer: No two agencies, counties, states, or countries are the same when it comes to the foster care home study process. What follows is an account of our experience, in the hopes of dispelli…

Nursing shortages are worst in care homes and agency workers fill the gap

Nursing homes report an average increase of 55% in use of agency workers to fill staffing gaps. We need a proper career pathway for care assistants to become nurses

Care Home Training Programme Aims To Reduce Antipsychotic Prescriptions

Thousands of people with dementia could be protected from being inappropriately prescribed dangerous antipsychotic drugs thanks to a new Alzheimer's Society care home training programme that was...

Care homes: infection prevention and control

Information resource for care home workers about preventing and controlling infection in care homes.

One local health agency is working to remove the uneasiness around women's health exams

One local health agency is working to relieve the anxiety of yearly women's wellness exams.

Is a Personal Care Home the Same as a Nursing Home?

Is a personal care home the same as a nursing home? What are the differences between a personal care home and a nursing home?