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Mississippi, Oklahoma are least healthy states for people over 65, according to a United Health Foundation analysis of 34 measures of health.
Despite rules against Medicare coverage for cosmetic surgery, eyelid lifts billed to Medicare have more than tripled over a decade.
A new law passed this year says Oklahoma patients who are disabled, elderly or terminally ill cannot be denied life-preserving treatments if they or their health proxies want it.
The proposal, part of the annual payment update, would help ease confusion over when beneficiaries are admitted to the hospital
Some hospital stays are not considered in-patient care, but seniors often don't know that until they find they don't qualify for full Medicare coverage.
Letters to the Editor is a periodic KHN feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We will edit for space, and we require full names.
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?
Letters to the Editor is a periodic KHN feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We will edit for space, and we require full names.
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.
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