(Source – www.toledoblade.com) Fifty years ago, hospital stays were longer, patient outcomes weren’t as good, and health care was generally riskier.

(By – IRENE & BETSY CARD, www.northjersey.com) Last week’s column discussed what the Medicare Part D penalty is. For those of you

By – Emily Mongan, www.mcknights.com) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced last week that 2,100 participants have moved to the

(By – CHRISTOPHER WEAVER, ANNA WILDE MATHEWS, and TOM MCGINTY, via www.wsj.com)  During his 2013 California nursing-home stay, Jack Furumura became severely dehydrated and

(Source – pjmedia.com) Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) and other Democratic lawmakers said Congress should approve the creation of a single-payer national

(By – Amy Rubino, www.capitalgazette.com) Most people become eligible for Medicare when they turn age 65. People younger than age 65 may