Disability outcomes of older Medicare HMO enrollees and fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries
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This article examines the relationship between disability outcomes and enrollment in different health insurance plans among older Medicare beneficiaries. Findings indicate that enrollment in health maintenance organizations and private supplementary insurance have similar beneficial effects on delaying functional decline among healthy older adults.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2001
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Why physicians need to become more proficient in assessing their patients' competency and how they can achieve this
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Doctors can be trained to accurately assess whether an aged patient is competent to understand and consent to treatment. Competency assessments can also be used to identify early changes in intellectual function that could progress to dementia or Alzheimer's disease.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2000
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Functional ability and oral health: reintegrating mouth and body
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The article presents an overview on the correlation between oral health and functional ability in the elderly. It covers the cross-training of dentists in obtaining complete medical histories of their patients, and oral symptomatology of general medical conditions.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2001
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