Editors’ Top 5, Week of January 16

Cheaper Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids Could Be On The Way
Imagine seniors walking around with stylish ear devices that amplify and clarify sound and connect wirelessly to smart phones, tablets, televisions and digital assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri. (Judith Graham/Kaiser Health News)

Home Health Sector Faces Short Deadline for Sweeping New Rule
The home health industry is about to be inundated with new regulations after a long-expected update of the Conditions of Participation (CoP) was released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Monday. (Amy Baxter/Home Health Care News)

Meals On Wheels Wants To Be The ‘Eyes and Ears’ For Hospitals, Doctors
Meals on Wheels is undergoing a dramatic overhaul as government and philanthropic funding fails to keep pace with a rapidly growing elderly population. (Anna Gorman/Kaiser Health NewS)

More Women Got Mammograms When Obamacare Paid For Them
Obamacare eliminated the costs and out-of-pocket expenses for Americans wanting preventive health care services—including mammography and colonoscopy, both tests able to detect cancer. (Susan Scutti/CNN)

Electronic Health Records May Help Customize Medical Treatments
Chances are your doctor has stopped taking notes with pen and paper and moved to computer records. That is supposed to help coordinate your care.Increasingly, researchers are also exploring these computerized records for medical studies and gleaning facts that help individual patients get better care. (Richard Harris/NPR Health Shots)