Inside the Tactical Tug of War Over the Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug
The drug industry, patient advocates, and congressional Republicans have all attacked the FDA's decision to decline routine Medicare coverage for ...
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Medicare Patients Win the Right to Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage
A three-judge federal appeals court panel in Connecticut has likely ended an 11-year fight against a frustrating and confusing rule ...
Few Acute Care Hospitals Escaped Readmissions Penalties
Various analyses have found many readmissions within a month of discharge might have been avoided through better care and more ...
Medicare Punishes 2,499 Hospitals for High Readmissions
The federal government’s effort to penalize hospitals for excessive patient readmissions is ending its first decade with Medicare cutting payments ...
Confronting Ageism in Health Care: A Conversation for Patients, Caregivers and Clinicians
The Biden administration is considering a requirement that the nation’s 15,500 nursing homes spend most of their payments from Medicaid ...
The Public Backs Medicare Rx Price Negotiation Even After Hearing Both Sides’ Views
As Congress debates cutting prescription drug costs, a poll released Tuesday found the vast majority of adults — regardless of ...
Is Your Living Room the Future of Hospital Care?
Hospital-level care at home — some of it provided over the internet — is poised to grow after more than ...
Health Care Paradox: Medicare Penalizes Dozens of Hospitals It Also Gives Five Stars
The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best ...