Medicare

A new study calls into question the widespread belief that the increasing life expectancy in the United States will require greater Medicare spending. The study by federal researchers, reported in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, concludes that...

The government is going after power wheelchair vendors who bill Medicare for equipment never delivered or who offer products to Medicare beneficiaries who don''t need them, according to an article in New York Newsday. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

The Bush administration has announced it expects to cut Medicare payments to doctors by another 4.2 percent at the beginning of 2004, unless Congress passes legislation that would reduce or eliminate the cut. The proposed cut follows a 5.4 percent...

Bookstore shelves are bursting with titles to help the elderly and their families cope with the legal decisions that confront them. ElderLawAnswers.com reviews three of the best reference works we've found so far.

A federal district judge has ruled that the Bush administration violated federal law by failing to send comparative information on the available Medicare health plans to each beneficiary last year. More . . .

Three Medicare beneficiaries with a serious eye disease are claiming the Bush administration is violating the law by not allowing them to appeal its decision to deny coverage for a drug that could prevent them from going blind.

Medicare officials have issued guidelines allowing homebound beneficiaries to leave their homes for special occasions--such as family reunions, graduations or funerals--without losing their home health care benefits. More . . .

The Bush administration has decided to comply with federal law and authorize Medicare coverage for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. More . . .

Medigap insurance is expensive but still leaves large coverage holes for many beneficiaries, according to a new study by the General Accounting Office. The researchers also found that it pays to shop around for coverage.