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New Web Site Invites Reviews of Nursing Homes and Other Senior Care Services
A new Web site features consumer ratings and reviews of nursing homes, assisted living, retirement communities, and home health care agencies...
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New Rules Spell Out Rights of Medicare Hospice Patients
The federal government has published new rules that outline the rights of Medicare beneficiaries who have elected the hospice benefit...
Read moreMedicare Advantage Plan Investigated for Abusive Marketing to Elderly Poor
The Massachusetts Division of Insurance is investigating a Medicare Advantage health plan following a growing number of complaints that sales representatives...
Read moreOn Your Own: A Widow's Passage to Emotional and Financial Well-Being
Becoming a widow at any age is one of the most difficult crises any woman has to face. This book provides a guide to achieving emotional and financial well-being after the loss of a husband.
Read moreMedicare May Begin Covering Obesity Treatments
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will remove language from Medicare's coverage manua...
Read moreCost of Adult Day Centers Rises
A new MetLife survey finds that the cost of adult day centers is up somewhat from last year while home health care rates...
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Report Finds Medicare in Far Worse Shape Than Social Security
Social Security's financial outlook worsened slightly last year, but the program's financial difficulties pale...
Read moreCourt Rules Medicare Must Make Doctor Performance Data Public
In a little-noticed but historic ruling, a court has ordered Medicare to open its books so that beneficiaries can e...
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