Medicare

The federal government is hoping to do more for people with dementia on Medicare — and their unpaid caregivers. 

The Gerontological Society of America gave legislators a thumbs-up for reintroducing the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023 last week. The legislation would give people on Medicare access to more tools...

Home blood pressure monitoring reaches more, cuts costs … Antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter infections going up in U.S. … Some innovative ways to deal with extreme heat … Medicare’s drug stockpiling...

Lawyers for an embattled group of nursing homes accused the New York attorney general of trying to “weaponize” a court-appointed monitor charged with assessing the quality of care.

Long-term care providers have always played a crucial role in ensuring the health and well-being of the frail and elderly. As practitioners continue grappling with the demands of patient care and running...

We’ve all been waiting for this. We knew it was coming! What am I speaking of? The May 4, 2023, notice of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 5-Claim Probe and Educate Review, of course! Since the initiation...

The sound of spring is in the air and irritants abound. The sniffling, sneezing and coughing is always a telltale sign of a change in seasons.  April also brings to us the release of the Program for...

New data on Lilly’s experimental drug donanemab may influence CMS’s restrictive stance on coverage of this and other amyloid-busting Alzheimer’s treatments, a company executive says.

An executive order signed by President Joe Biden Tuesday afternoon will trigger broad, cabinet-level activities intended to improve nursing home and other caregiving jobs and hold providers accountable...

Medicaid revenue per patient day in skilled nursing facilities rose to a record level in January, even as similar measures for Medicare retreated.