Medicare Law Said to Trouble Nursing Homes
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Many experts are concerned that the new Medicare law will be unworkable for most Americans who live in nursing homes.
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A survey conducted by York University researchers shows that conditions in Ontarioâs nursing homes will only improve with the introduction of enforceable standards for care.
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Two congressional committees said yesterday that they would investigate business practices at nursing homes owned by private investment groups.
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Cancer drug distributors are trying to charge storage and handling fees to the makers of the drugs, a move some consumer groups worry could undermine parts of the Medicare prescription benefit law meant to curb pricing abuses.
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Some key players in the legislative battle over medical-liability reform support attacking soaring malpractice-insurance premiums by making it harder for insurance companies to raise their rates.
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The costs of caring for elderly  people with diabetes, a growing population, are threatening to  overwhelm the system designed to pay for their medical care,  according to a new analysis of Medicare claims.
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Older Americans are confused and unhappy about upcoming changes in the federal Medicare health program, according to a nonpartisan survey released on Tuesday that indicates the issue could help Democrats win the November vote.
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An influential panel has voted to recommend a cut in Medicare payments to hospitals and a freeze in payments to nursing homes and home care agencies in 2006.
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Lawmakers worked behind the scenes Thursday to reach agreement on Medicare legislation that would have a major impact on the bottom line for doctors, nursing homes, insurers and hospitals.
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U.S. quarantine law is in dire need of an update to protect patient rights, say legal experts.
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Congress said it would investigate business practices at nursing homes owned by private investment groups, after staffing at many of the homes was shown to have been cut severely.
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Almost half of care homes for the elderly and a third for children fall short of national standards, experts claim.
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Hundreds of thousands of retirees with company-sponsored drug coverage may lose their employer-paid benefit when the new Medicare drug law takes effect in 2006, a new study suggests.
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About 10 percent of U.S. nursing homes  were found to have consistently inadequate quality since the  year 2000, Consumers Union said on Tuesday.
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At issue is whether makers of medical equipment approved by the federal government may be sued under state law by patients injured by those devices.
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The Bush administration's efforts to carry out the first phase of its Medicare law, providing drug discount cards to the elderly, have been plagued with difficulties.
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Experts fear chaos will ensue for nursing home residents under new rules because many of them aren&#39;t capable of choosing from the myriad of plans.