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After five years, 10 Medicare pilot projects showed mixed results. Leading group physician practices were measured on quality, patient satisfaction, and cost savings. They all scored well on quality, but only half made the cut on savings.
Nationwide, new physician-owned hospitals are scrambling to open by the end of the year. Beginning Jan. 1, the health law bans them from taking part in Medicare, making it hard for the facilities to survive.
As emotions run high over the new health law, older voters' concerns about Medicare cuts could be a deciding factor in some particularly close congressional races.
Officials at CMS say they're streamlining Medicare Part D - including eliminating some plans they call duplicative. But as the open enrollment period nears, some Republicans are criticizing the move as "frightening."
Hospitals play an enormous role in the health care system; they're a crucial part of the public health safety net and an important community resource. But they are expensive. Hospital costs make up the largest portion of the health spending in this country.
Come with me to the land of happy health reform. It is a place where Republicans and Democrats find common ground, a place where physicians, hospitals and health insurers sit together as partners, a place where criticism is respectful, not rancorous. It is the world of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
People who live in long-term care are much more likely to be sent to the hospital, sometimes unnecessarily, which can harm patients and drive up Medicare costs.
The agencies that oversee doctors and hospitals promised they will give unified guidance on how medical providers can form "accountable care organizations" without violating antitrust regulations. ACOs are a key part of the new health law.
While the federal government is investing heavily in anti-fraud efforts, private insurers should be given incentives to do the same.
Dr. Richard Gilfillan, the new acting director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, has quite a juggling act to perform.
With this collection of resources, KHN provides a Census Bureau summary of key findings, the chapter on health insurance coverage and access the full report, "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009."
The new health reform law could affect people who get their coverage at work, buy their own health insurance or are enrolled in Medicare.
Among the new provisions of the health law that take effect later this month is a ban on something most people don't even know they have - a lifetime limit on benefits covered by their health insurance.
Dartmouth researchers examining records of Medicare patients found that having access to a primary care doctor didn't always result in the best health outcomes.
Since Medicare began, how to best pay for beneficiaries' medical services has been a persistent question.
Economists in the federal Medicare office say health overhaul legislation and other changes made by regulators and Congress since February will only have a "moderate" effect on health spending.
To provide better services, government officials need more concrete information about the needs of the disabled community, White House adviser says.
Seniors may have increasing difficulty getting a doctor appointment over the next 10 years, according to a new report from the National Center for Policy Analysis.
Although it is difficult to reverse that decision, there are steps you can take to help make your case.
The use of observation care is rising as hospitals cope with increasing constraints from Medicare, which is under pressure to control costs. But the decision can mean more out-of-pocket expenses for patients.
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