Fewer than half of severely ill and terminally ill patients have a living will or other advance medical directive in their medical record, according to a report. And poor communication between patients and their doctors means that even the existence...

A new report on the effects of the upcoming Medicare drug benefit predicts that the low-income Medicare population w...

Some stand to gain and others will lose as a result of the new Medicare bill that just passed Congress.

The world&#39s population will age dramatically over the next 300 years as average longevity increases, according to...

A New York grand jury investigating the guardianship system in the state has issued a report concluding that the sys...

In a closely watched estate recovery case, the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that liens may be imposed on the homes...

A California case about to go to trial will test what constitutes lying about one&#39s health on an application for ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will remove language from Medicare&#39s coverage manua...

The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing on the nation's guardianship system Thursday, July 22, at w...