Medicare

Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade

Health - January 6, 2009

But consumers are still paying more for out-of-pocket expenses, reports say more >>

Psych Patients With Cost-Sharing Plans Use More Services

Health - December 23, 2008

Study finds enrollees without parity insurance less likely to get timely outpatient care more >>

Circumcision Rates Too Low

Health - December 23, 2008

Study points to 16 states where Medicaid doesn't fund procedure more >>

Rules Change Could Increase Hospice Use

Health - December 22, 2008

Those who currently want it must give up aggressive treatments, researchers say more >>

Nursing Homes: 10 Worst States Overall

By Avery Comarow and Megan Johnson - Health - December 18, 2008

A quarter or more of these states' nursing homes rated just 1 star out of 5 on a revised federal site. more >>

Nursing Homes: How the 50 States Rank

By Avery Comarow and Megan Johnson - Health - December 18, 2008

Delaware came in first under the federal government's new rating system. more >>

5 Reasons to Be Hopeful About Retirement

By Emily Brandon - Planning to Retire - December 18, 2008

In a depressing year for retirement savers, here are a few reasons to be optimistic. more >>

9 Ways to Avoid Medicare Sales Scams

By Philip Moeller - The Best Life - December 17, 2008

Open enrollment period may invite marketing abuses. more >>

Uninsured Likely Organ Donors, But Not Recipients

Health - November 28, 2008

Study suggests that transplant centers aren't catering to those with fewer resources more >>

CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries

Health - November 26, 2008

But debate continues as to whether they are worth the expense more >>

A Third of Medicare Clients Unfamiliar With Benefits

Health - November 25, 2008

Findings cut across race, education levels, and could affect quality of health care, study says more >>

5 Ways to Benefit From New Medicare Drug Plans

By Philip Moeller - The Best Life - November 20, 2008

Seniors are advised to use the open enrollment period to shop for a better plan. more >>

Top Medicare Drug Plan Premium Hikes

By Philip Moeller - The Best Life - November 20, 2008

Big price increases in 2009 for Part D plans more >>

Enrollment for Medicare Drug Plans Begins Again

Health - November 14, 2008

Changes since last year mean seniors should shop wisely, experts say more >>

Chronically Ill U.S. Patients Often Skip Care Due to Costs

Health - November 13, 2008

Medical errors and wasted time are other common problems, international survey finds more >>

Heart Failure Accounts for 37% of Medicare Spending

Health - November 12, 2008

Patients with the condition see doctors far more frequently, study finds more >>

A Preop Shower to Cut Infections

Comarow On Quality - November 11, 2008

Lathering up with antimicrobial soap is a good idea—or should be. more >>

Use of Imaging Technology Skyrockets

Health - November 10, 2008

But study questions if MRIs, CT scans are always worth the cost. more >>

New Imaging Identifies Types of Liver Disease

Health - November 1, 2008

Called magnetic resonance elastography, it could eliminate need for biopsies, study finds more >>

Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22

Health - October 27, 2008

Journalist Gail Sheehy's painful passage through U.S. more >>

Back to Work? Check Tax, Social Security, Medicare Impacts

By Philip Moeller - The Best Life - October 24, 2008

Retirees hit by investment losses face tax and benefit issues in return to work. more >>

Death Rate 70% Lower at Top U.S. Hospitals

Health - October 14, 2008

If all centers performed as well, over 237,000 lives might have been saved, survey finds more >>

Older Diabetics With Depression Face Higher Death Rate

Health - October 10, 2008

Study suggests poor self-care partly to blame more >>

Is Healthcare Armageddon Next?

By Bernadine Healy M.D. - Health - October 2, 2008

The current credit crisis has some uncomfortable parallels in the finances of medicine. more >>

Report Compares Health-Care Platforms of Presidential Candidates

Health - October 2, 2008

Commonwealth Fund says both want to widen availability of health insurance, but by vastly different means more >>