USA Today reports that ratings by Medicare are based on inspections, complaint investigations and other data.
(Daily Report) Jan 28, 2010
Two former owners of a Los Angeles medical center are fined millions in a Medicare fraud case while a Mexican man is sentenced in a Texas fraud case.
(Daily Report) Jan 27, 2010
Caregivers of severely injured veterans and their families face emotional and financial pressures and difficulty accessing military medical care.
(Daily Report) Jan 27, 2010
Southcentral Foundation, owned and run by Alaska Natives, uses an integrated-care approach to health care: viewing physical, mental, social and spiritual wellness as interconnected.
(Daily Report) Jan 26, 2010
Review of Medicare data shows that some regional hospitals perform better than academic medical centers at preventing complications and infections that can lead to hospital deaths.
(Daily Report) Jan 26, 2010
Military agrees to expedite study of whether thousands of veterans were improperly denied benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.
(Daily Report) Jan 25, 2010
A study published this month finds doctors delay talking about end-of-life care until patients until treatments have been exhausted. That can keep patients from making informed decisions about their care.
(Daily Report) Jan 25, 2010
The number of doctors accepting Medicare patients declines in rural Arizona while Mississippi looks to Iran for low-cost, rural health solutions.
(Daily Report) Jan 25, 2010
Hospital infections kill 99,000 people a year and add $28 billion to the nation's health care bill, but new programs are showing some effect in reducing the problem.
(Daily Report) Jan 22, 2010
Today's roundup of research and analysis explores studies on state programs to expand health coverage to dependents in their mid-twenties, the effectiveness of accountable care organizations (ACOs), the savings found in workplace wellness programs, the costs of diabetes on the economy and whether CBO underestimates savings from reform.
(Daily Report) Jan 22, 2010