Medicare

Reunions, graduations, birthdays, and holidays: Whatever the occasion, nursing home residents don't want to miss out on family gatherings, but may be afraid that they will lose Medicare or Medicaid coverage if they leave the nursing home.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has unveiled a one- to five-star rating system for nursing homes to help consumers select a facility...

Many retirees look forward to traveling in their retirement, and more and more are actually retiring overseas . . .

If you are about to turn 65, then it is time to think about Medicare. You become eligible for Medicare as soon as you turn 65, and delaying your enrollment can result in penalties.

As we grow older, new challenges emerge. Employing an engaging and often humorous tone, a law professor and an elder law attorney offer practical advice for navigating these challenges.

One of the benefits of the health reform law took effect January 1 . . .

Three days after enacting a Medicare regulation that would have reimbursed doctors . . .

Two federal courts in the past two months have ruled that Medicare's coverage of skilled care does not require . . .

A growing number of Medicare recipients are spending days in the hospital before moving to a nursing home, only to find that . . .