(Time) – As the number of elderly Americans soars, Medicare is testing improved benefits for seriously ill seniors. Medicare recently announced new rules that may ease...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — As Medicare and Medicaid turn 50 this week, the nation takes a look at the impact...
Pam Belluck, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times) — Medicare, the federal program that insures 55 million older and disabled Americans, announced plans on...
Pam Belluck, THE NEW YORK TIMES (The New York Times) — Medicare, the federal program that insures 55 million older and disabled Americans, announced plans on...
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare proposed Wednesday to ease a coverage policy on short hospital stays that has been criticized because it can...
By David Sayen People ask me all kinds of questions about Medicare. One of the most frequent concerns is whether they should sign up for...
By Marian Wright Edelman NNPA Columnist “It was a generation ago that Harry Truman said, and I quote him: ‘Millions of our citizens do not...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee met this week with seniors at the West Oakland Senior Center in Oakland to hear their concerns and share with them the work...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Millions of older people are getting tests they don’t need to prove they are healthy enough to have cataracts removed,...
MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Chief Medical Writer Millions of older people are getting tests they don’t need to prove they are healthy enough to have cataracts removed,...
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Normally quarrelsome House Republicans came together Wednesday night and passed a boldly conservative budget that relies on nearly...
DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Normally quarrelsome House Republicans came together Wednesday night and passed a boldly conservative budget that relies on nearly...
MATTHEW CRAFT, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty years ago, insurance companies had the answer to the soaring cost of caring for the elderly....
(Politico) – Mississippi has a sickly reputation. The Magnolia State ranks at or near the bottom in most health rankings: worst infant mortality and most kids...
ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Promising to help America’s middle class, President Barack Obama on Monday sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget that...
(Health Leaders Media) – Federal officials have announced an accelerated effort to use payment reform as a mechanism to shift Medicare and the broader healthcare industry...
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Solid economic growth will help the federal budget deficit shrink this year to its lowest level since President Barack...
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Solid economic growth will help the federal budget deficit shrink this year to its lowest level since President Barack...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As families prepare to choose health insurance coverage during the open enrollment period, a recent report...
This week marks the 49th anniversary of two of the most important “big government” programs ever — Medicare and Medicaid. On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon...
Coping with terminal illness can be very difficult – for the patient as well as his or her loved ones. That’s why I want to pass...
Making ends meet should not mean going without medications. For people who have limited income and resources, Medicare’s “Extra Help” program sets it up so this...
Medicare covers a variety of heath care services that you can receive in the comfort and privacy of your home. These include intermittent skilled nursing care,...
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