Nursing homes drained cash during pandemic while residents deteriorated
The facilities’ made payments to companies run or controlled by their owners, often paying them well above the cost of services.
The facilities’ made payments to companies run or controlled by their owners, often paying them well above the cost of services.
Health insurers had feared the federal government would demand repayment of billions of dollars in overcharges received as far back as 2011.
Researchers at OHSU are contributing to a study exploring Alzheimer’s — and regular Oregonians are helping.
Industry leaders, Senators and government watchdogs are pressuring federal regulators for greater hospice oversight.
Federal money for COVID-19 testing is not subject to some of the same financial and regulatory constraints as other tests covered by Medicare.
Surgery can be lifesaving or improve a senior’s quality of life, but advanced age puts people at greater risk of unwanted outcomes.
For-profit companies can exploit the way Medicare has designed the hospice benefit, which rewards providers for recruiting patients who aren’t imminently dying.
Color Health will offer telehealth and phone sessions to some Oregonians, including those aged 65 and older and those with compromised immune systems.
Millions of Americans who rely on federal assistance programs could lose the right to sue states when they do not receive benefits allowed by law under a pending U.S. Supreme Court case.
A community of caregivers who support one another on social media has taken to TikTok.