Medicare

Seven Medicare patients have filed a class action lawsuit challenging a Medicare policy that allows hospitals to place patients under observation for days on end rather than actually admitting them.

If you have original Medicare, the doctor you visit can make a difference in how much you have to pay. Although you can go to any doctor who accepts Medicare payments, if the doctor does not "accept assignment" or opts...

Most seniors want to be able to stay at home as long as they can instead of moving into a nursing home. The PACE program provides care and services to some nursing home-eligible seniors to enable them to remain in their...

Medicaid 101

Retirees cannot disenroll from Medicare Part A without also losing their Social Security benefits and refunding . . .

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.

Elderlaw 101

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 beneficiaries are spending days in the hospital before being transferred to a nursing home, only to find that Medicare won't pay for the first 20 days of their nursing home stay.

A 2010 survey of nearly 4,000 Medicare beneficiaries has found that Medicare beneficiaries who are younger than 65 receive fewer medical services, have a harder time paying for the medical care that they do receive, and are more likely to feel...

Many retirees look forward to traveling in their retirement. More and more are actually retiring overseas, in part as a way to stretch savings. But what happens to retirees' federal benefits while they are out of the country?...