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About 47 percent opt out of California’s “dual eligibles” program serving Medicare and Medicaid patients, in part because they fear losing their doctors, a survey finds. But once enrolled in the pilot program, most stay.
One out of every five dollars Medicare spends goes to nursing homes, home health services or other post-acute facilities and services. The spending varies greatly between states: Louisiana spends 31 percent on post-acute services while Hawaii spends 12 percent.
Insurers battle to increase profits while adapting to health law's new constraints.
Costs, coverage details of different Medicare Advantage or prescription drug plans can vary significantly, so beneficiaries should weigh their options and consider switching plans for a better deal.
In North Carolina, Brookdale Home Health Charlotte was one of just two agencies out of the state’s 172 to earn the maximum five stars from the federal government.
Dozens of rural hospitals have closed in recent years, prompting others to form alliances.
The new physician-led network will allow pediatricians to improve care for Georgia children by sharing best practice standards and expand their billing options for insurance, advocates say.
In this edition of Health on the Hill, KHN's Mary Agnes Carey interviews CQ Roll Call's Emily Ethridge about today's House Ways and Means health subcommittee hearing on the health law's cuts to the private Medicare Advantage program.
The Kaiser Health News story and data on Medicare's quality payment programs are based on data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) containing the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing and Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment factors for individual hospitals.
The online exchanges that open Oct. 1 are not aimed at Medicare beneficiaries, but the 2010 health law does affect seniors in other ways.
One out of every six dollars Medicare spent in the traditional fee-for-service program went to nursing and therapy for patients in rehabilitation facilities, nursing homes, long-term care hospitals and in their own homes.
The administration ramps up its message that seniors with Medicare coverage do not need plans from the exchanges.
The hospitals were rated on two-dozen measures, including surveys of patient satisfaction and death rates.
Administration officials are planning campaign to convince millions of seniors that they don't need to sign up for the online exchanges.
Across the country, hospitals are offering seniors social activities and other benefits to help them stay healthy and out of the hospital, while also encouraging them to come back to visit.
As soon as this fall, pharmacists in California will be able to prescribe birth control. While some doctors' groups are skeptical, lawmakers say pharmacists can fill a need for primary care providers, especially in rural areas.
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