A Wisconsin man is traveling 92 miles from his home to Madison—in his wheelchair—to fight for better pay for home health aides.

Oklahoma physical therapy professionals on Capitol Hill lobbying for legislative support to tie Medicare physician payments to inflation. Addressing patient safety concerns amid growing medical costs.

Surgeries that are purely cosmetic generally aren't covered by Medicare, though there can be some exceptions in certain ...

In an about-face, the administration is cracking down on so-called skin substitutes, overused treatments that cost Medicare ...

Stair lifts are deemed to be a permanent alteration to your home rather than removable medical equipment. Unlike stair lifts, ...

Specialized hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and home health agencies provide rehab therapy. Insurers may limit the services ...

Medicare doesn’t cover stair lifts because they don’t qualify as durable medical equipment (DME). If you have a Medicare ...

Americans are badly misinformed about the basics of long-term care, a point driven home in numerous surveys and studies. One of the latest, released in June by Nationwide, found that 58% of U.S.

Reality: Some parts of Medicare (Part A, hospital coverage) are free for individuals who worked and paid Medicare taxes, but most people are still required to pay premiums, deductibles and copays ...

An American turns 65 every eight seconds. No one wants to make the wrong Medicare or medical decision, which only adds stress to getting older.

Medicare is cheap government health insurance for those aged 65 and up and people who have certain health problems. You can get extra coverage with Medicare Advantage, Medigap and Part D plans.

Some of the sickest Medicare Advantage patients ran into problems getting end-of-life care. Ultimately many patients switched to traditional Medicare, costing taxpayers billions, according to an ...