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Law enforcement agencies report an increase in phone scams by fraudsters who prey on the public's confusion over the massive changes taking place in the nation's health care system -- and the thieves often target senior citizens.
Although the federal government has tried to clarify the preventive care provisions that mandate no out-of-pocket expenses for patients on screening exams, there is still a good bit of confusion.
More than 1,200 hospitals are receiving good news
The annual congressional battles over the "doc fix" and the threat of lower reimbursements have left some Texas doctors insecure and unwilling to take on more Medicare patients.
A New York law passed last year ensures that everyone with "advanced life limiting conditions or illnesses who might benefit from palliative care" not only be informed of these services but also that the provider facilitate access to that care if they desire it.
David Blom, the president of OhioHealth, talks about the effects of sequestration and the need to find a long-term fiscal remedy.
The research bolsters Medicare's efforts to prompt hospitals to reduce the number of patients who return quickly even though some experts assert that might be a sign of good care.
The federal government gave the green light to Florida to put its long-term-care Medicaid patients into managed care. The big question now is: Will it work?
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After a federal investigation and the prospect of having to return Medicare reimbursements, the hospice
Some advocates are concerned that the Medicare Advantage plans have incentives to skim off the lowest-maintenance customers and leave the expensive patients to the traditional program.
The United Network for Organ Sharing system for allocating kidneys is considering ranking the ages of donors and potential recipients. Kidneys with the lowest expected survival would be distributed more widely across the country, a move that would help older patients whose life expectancy is limited.
The advocates for elderly and disabled people living in nursing homes or assisted living centers responded to 204,000 complaints nationwide in 2011.
For one San Diego Hospice, the trouble began with a federal audit.
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society is testing how using technology to monitor seniors' health can save money on medical costs and help seniors feel secure enough to "age in place."
Gerontologist Peggye Dilworth-Anderson discusses why we need to rethink what we perceive of as "normal" aging.
The group argues that increasing cost-sharing would stop people from seeking necessary care.
Nursing home group lashes out at government report, saying "bureaucrats" don't know what's good for patients.
Medicare officials are encouraging 525,000 beneficiaries to switch out of these 26 Medicare Advantage and drug plans that have received low ratings for three consecutive years.
Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan laid out their parties' competing visions for Medicare at the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky., on Thursday.
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