Medicare

A new study by Boston College's Center for Retirement Research indicates that purchasing long-term care insurance makes financial sense for fewer individuals than was previously believed. ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has announced the 2015 Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurances . . .

Medicare has increased the amount of mental health coverage beneficiaries are entitled to. After years of unequal treatment, Medicare now covers mental health care the same way it covers physical illnesses.

Although their names are confusingly alike, Medicaid and Medicare are quite different programs.

Medicare beneficiaries who are admitted to a hospital and then discharged to a nursing home have been getting charged for care they thought Medicare would cover. A new self-help packet from the Center for Medicare Advocacy explains how beneficiaries can...

If you are a Medicare beneficiary receiving skilled care for a chronic condition, you no longer have to show improvement in order to have the care covered, but your provider (such as a doctor, home care agency, or nursing home)...

If a beneficiary disagrees with a coverage decision, there are reconsideration and appeals procedures within the Medicare program, and the likelihood of winning is high.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has announced the 2013 Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurances . . .

A new Medicare rule will promote earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Medicare will now reimburse primary care doctors who conduct an Alzheimer's evaluation and offer information about care planning to elderly patients with cognitive impairment.