Medicare

The Medicare prescription drug plan (Medicare Part D) allows private health insurers to offer limited insurance coverage of prescription drugs to elderly and disabled Medicare recipients.

Elderlaw 101

Starting January 1, 2005, Medicare will provide coverage for three new preventive benefits under Part B. The new be...

Discover whether Medicare covers ambulance trips and learn about the eligibility criteria, costs, and services included. Get informed for your healthcare needs.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that those answering calls to Medicare&#39s toll-free hotline a...

Explore Medicare's Hospice Benefit, a vital resource that remains underutilized. Understand its importance in delivering compassionate care for terminally ill patients.

This companion book to the PBS special of the same name offers a storehouse of practical advice for caregivers.

Republicans in Congress announced they had reached an "agreement in principle" with two Democratic senators on a Med...

A new study calls into question the widespread belief that the increasing life expectancy in the United States will require greater Medicare spending. The study by federal researchers, reported in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, concludes that...

The government is going after power wheelchair vendors who bill Medicare for equipment never delivered or who offer products to Medicare beneficiaries who don''t need them, according to an article in New York Newsday. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...