By Lauren McSherry, California Healthline Regional Correspondent for California Healthline Medicare beneficiaries throughout the state are weighing their options during Medicare Advantage open enrollment season, but residents in Riverside County may have more choices to consider than others elsewhere in the state. “In Riverside County and surrounding counties there are far more insurance companies competing… Continue reading Medicare Advantage Competition Rated Strongest in Southern CA

By The Associated Press, originally published by The Coloradoan DENVER — Supporters of universal health care have gathered enough signatures to put on next year’s ballot a plan to make Colorado the first state to opt out of the federal health law and replace it with taxpayer-funded coverage for all. Proponents submitted 158,831 qualified signatures, about… Continue reading Universal Health Care to Appear on Colorado Ballot in 2016

In this article by the The New York Times, learn why lawmakers want to take away a big reasonwhy hospitals buy doctors’ practices.

Originally Posted by California Healthline Communities that experienced increases in physician-hospital integration also saw increases in annual outpatient spending, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, the Wall Street Journal reports (Wilde Mathews, Wall Street Journal, 10/19). Study Details For the study, Harvard Medical School researchers used data from Medicare and other sources… Continue reading Outpatient Spending Rises as Physician-Hospital Integration Grows

In this article, originally published by Disability Scoop, learn about the new "Sesame Street" character who has autism-part of an effort to reduce stigma.

By Joey Bunch for The Denver Post Colorado voters could be asked to make a choice on next year’s ballot: Would you trust an elected state board to govern your medical needs more than private insurers and Obamacare? Initiative 20 would unwind Connect for Health Colorado, the insurance exchange that complies with the Affordable Care Act,… Continue reading Single-Payer Initiative Would Target Health Insurance Exchange

By Stephanie Stephens, California Healthline Regional Correspondent for California Healthline LOS ANGELES — Adults ages 50 and older who live in South Los Angeles now have help to get healthy and “HAPPI.” Instead of waiting for seniors to access and receive no-cost preventive health services, the new Healthy Aging Partnerships in Prevention Initiative meets them “where… Continue reading New Preventive Health Program Helps South L.A. Seniors Get ‘HAPPI’

In this article originally published by The New York Times, learn why some Medicare beneficiaries could have record increases in their premiums.

Sacral Nerve Stimulator May Be Cure to Incontinence – Originally posted by Maureen McFadden for WNDU.com Incontinence is an uncomfortable and embarrassing problem for many people, especially as they age. It used to be treated with surgery, but wasn’t always successful. Now, a new outpatient procedure has changed that and also, changed lives. Leaving the house used to… Continue reading Sacral Nerve Stimulator May Be Cure to Incontinence

Shield HealthCare celebrated World Ostomy Day 2015 with a Wanna Wear One Campaign! See how our employees felt about wearing an ostomy!