Trying to find adequate elder care is a bureaucratic and personal nightmare
(By Laura Katz Olson for STAT) I’ve been studying elder care for more than 40 years. My special interest is
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Medicare – General
Many Well-Known Hospitals Fail To Score 5 Stars In Medicare’s New Ratings
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) The federal government released its first overall hospital quality rating on Wednesday, slapping
Read MoreSome Seniors Surprised To Be Automatically Enrolled In Medicare Advantage Plans
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Only days after Judy Hanttula came home from the hospital after surgery last
Read MoreMedicare’s top 20 costliest drugs
(By Brooke Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hepatitis C drug Harvoni topped the list of Medicare’s priciest prescription drugs in
Read MoreMedicare’s New Mandatory Program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new mandatory program that would make hospitals in 98 random
Read MoreWhat Medicare Does Not Cover
Many Medicare enrollees are surprised when they learn about some of the basic healthcare services that regular Medicare simply won’t
Read MoreDo You Know When to Sign Up for Medicare?
The best time to sign up for Medicare is during the period starting three months before or after your 65th
Read MoreThe Million Hearts Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has selected 516 physician practices with expected participation of nearly 20,000 healthcare practitioners to
Read MoreMedicare Prepares To Go Forward With New Hospital Quality Ratings
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) Despite objections from Congress and the hospital industry, the Obama administration said it
Read MoreStudy: Medicare Beneficiaries May Face ‘Treatment Gap’ For Painkiller Abuse, Misuse
(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News) When most people think of the victims of the nation’s opioid abuse
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