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Some hospitals try to avoid sharp declines in the health of elderly patients by treating them in special units geared to their specific needs. This story is the first in a KHN series on the challenges hospitals face with an aging population.
Elderly black women suffer most from shorter active life expectancy free of disabilities, showing no improvement since the early 1980s, Health Affairs study finds.
Medi-Cal has become the payer of first resort for many Californians unable to afford the long-term care they need.
Researchers say their study suggests solitary households may be markers for older adults in better health and with more functional independence.
The incidence of opioid use disorder is growing rapidly within the Medicare population.
A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis sheds new light on a widely-held belief about the costs of end-of-life care.
Only about half of geriatric fellowships for medical residents in the U.S. are filled each year. Some students blame overwhelming medical school debt, which grows with every extra year of training.
A new health benefit available to millions of Californians encourages people to discuss end-of-life care options with their doctors.
Urban Institute researchers examine how such a plan could work and whether it would be better to make payments when people first need care or after they have used up much of their own money instead.
The changes announced Tuesday seek to eliminate the backlog by 2021.
Researchers concluded that physicians and other health professionals are less likely to know or accommodate the advanced-care preferences of patients with conditions such as renal disease or congestive heart failure, among others.
The U.S Preventive Services Task Force recently expanded the list of approved colorectal cancer screening tests. Here鈥檚 a primer on these various tests and how they might be covered now and in the future by health insurance.
Investigators from the GAO call for HHS to improve oversight of the Medicare appeals process and streamline it to make sure repetitive claims are handled more efficiently.
A pilot project in which doctors provide primary care at home for very frail Medicare beneficiaries saved $25 million in 2014, and nine of the 14 practices participating earned bonuses totaling nearly $12 million.
Bad coordination and communication can put patients at risk as they're discharged from a hospital.
The 鈥渙verall hospital quality鈥 rating is designed to help consumers who are sometimes confused by the variety of quality measures that the government already provides. But members of Congress had asked for the delay because of concerns that the methodology for the stars was not accurate.
Nearly half of academic medical centers will be penalized by the government this year for high rates of infections and other avoidable complications, but the hospitals say it shows they screen better for problems.
Health officials want shopping malls to be fitness centers for seniors. Level surfaces, a safe environment and plenty of places to stop and rest make an ideal place for walking.
They recognize the responsibility, but some may need training.
A survey of more than 3,500 people caring for family members with dementia finds that many are spending down personal savings and cutting into their own basic needs to meet their loved one's expenses.
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