Medical News: Ornish, Pritikin Cleared for Medicare Payment – in Cardiovascular, Prevention from MedPage Today

I’ve been a fan of Dr. Ornish for a long time.  His lifestyle focus to prevent and/or reverse atherosclerosis with diet, exercise, and stress reduction was clearly ahead of its time.  Medicare will now pay for the Ornish and Pritikin programs.  But am I the only one to realize that Medicare usually doesn’t start until age 65?  Time for private health insurance companies to step up to the plate on this issue.