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The Senate health care bill has a provision to increase hospital beds for psychiatric care, but overall cuts in Medicaid could lead to even fewer beds nationwide.
Of the 528 nursing homes that graduated from special focus status before 2014 and are still operating, more than half ā 52 percent ā have harmed patients or operated in a way that put patients in serious jeopardy within the past three years, a KHN analysis finds.
Medicare Advantage plans offer good value and aim to keep patients healthy but sicker people are far more likely to quit because they canāt get the care they need.
Among hurdles: Older adults may have multiple illnesses that could complicate research or they might be unable to manage the commute.
Medicare is trying to deter overuse of hyperbaric therapy, and some experts question its effectiveness for healing diabetic wounds, one of the treatmentās fastest-growing uses.
As we get older, it helps to tickle the noggin with trivia.Ā Here's a pop quiz to see what you have learned as a regular reader of Kaiser Health News.
Medicaid pays for two-thirds of nursing home residents, but some recipients donāt even know theyāre on it.
Living a vital, active life well into your 90s requires positive thinking and activity.
Armed with strict guidelines and motivated by sheer urgency, a specialized team of nurses makes the rounds, seeking to thwart the No. 1 killer in U.S. hospitals.
Almost 30 percent of patients leaving the hospital donāt want home health care services, which often leads to readmissions and other health issues.
Due to poor doctor-patient communication, most people with advanced cancer donāt know enough about their disease to make vital decisions.
People who were using marketplace plans instead of Medicare may qualify for the reprieve. They have until Sept. 30 to apply.
One flew a plane at 97; the other went to college at 92. But these two friends are proudest of their legacies of kindness.
Older adults who face an uncertain future reach out to trusted friends to guide them.
Freedom Health and Optimum HealthCare agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging they overbilled Medicare.
Prosecutors say hedge-fund traders made millions trading on information leaked from Medicare.
About a third of older adults feel lonely, but learning better ways to engage with others and improve relationships can help them avoid such feelings.
The company, which is the nationās largest Medicare Advantage operator, denies wrongdoing and argues that the Justice Department āfundamentally misunderstandsā how Medicare Advantage works.
Even the most exalted among us realize health care policy is complicated. Here's a pop quiz to see what you have learned as a regular reader of Kaiser Health News.
The Trump administration has given states three more years to meet federal standards aimed at helping elderly and disabled Medicaid enrollees receive services without being forced to go into nursing homes.
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