The Republic

State Medicaid leaders must decide who’s too ‘medically frail’ to work

Eliza Brader of Bloomington, Indiana, has a pacemaker, a painful joint disease, and fused vertebrae in her neck, which prevents her from turning her head. Indiana’s Medicaid agency currently considers ...
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Older adults who are frail much more likely to be food insufficient, according to national study

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A national study of older Americans shows those who have limited mobility and low physical activity – scientifically categorized as "frail" – are five times more likely to report ...
Southeast Missourian

Medicaid work rules exempt the 'medically frail.' Deciding who qualifies is tricky

Eliza Brader worries she soon will need to prove she’s working to continue receiving Medicaid health coverage. She doesn’t think she should have to. The 27-year-old resident of Bloomington, Indiana, ...
Reuters

Frailty, loss of mental function independently affect elderly survival

(Reuters Health) - Frail older people don’t live as long as their stronger peers, and loss of mental function further increases their risk of death, recent research shows. The good news: Older people ...
Nature

Geriatric assessment is superior to oncologists’ clinical judgement in identifying frailty

Frailty is a syndrome associated with increased vulnerability and an important predictor of outcomes in older cancer patients. Systematic assessments to identify frailty are seldom applied, and ...
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Medicaid Work Rules Exempt the 'Medically Frail.' Deciding Who Qualifies Is Tricky.

Eliza Brader worries she soon will need to prove she's working to continue receiving Medicaid health coverage. She doesn't think she should have to. The 27-year-old resident of Bloomington, Indiana, ...