According to a new study by researchers at Henry Ford Hospita, a more prevalent and safer type of surgery for kidney cancer is probably not to be used for older, sicker and poorer patients who are uninsured or depend on Medicare or Medicaid for their … Continue reading →

Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) and Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.)  have been praised by the American College of Physicians (ACP) for their bipartisan introduction of the Medicare supplement plans Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012. The bill is aimed at eradicating … Continue reading →

According to research presented at the American Heart Association’s Quality of Care & Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2012, disparity in regional hospital readmission rates for heart failure are associated more to the accessibility of health care and socioeconomics than to hospital performance … Continue reading →

According to a recent poll of insurers by Buck Consultants, part of Xerox Corp, a decline in patient volume is leading to a slower rise in medicare insurance premiums. The firm polls insurers to locate an average medical trend and … Continue reading →

A survey conducted by Extend Health, Inc., of 315 retirees 65 years and older,showed a change in their top concern about retirement today weighed against what it was five years ago. Adequate health insurance turned out to be the top … Continue reading →

The insurance industry has highly appreciated the legislation to sort out delays and discrepancies in Medicare’s approval process for set-aside funds for injured workers’ claims. Medicare necessitates that funds be set aside in trust for future medical expenses for injured … Continue reading →

The symptoms of clinical depression from medical standpoint have been known since ancient times. But some physicians health Plans are of the view that it was not until this year that the U.S. government took the steps needed to bring … Continue reading →

Towers Watson & Co , a New York-headquartered professional services company, held on Sunday that it would take over Extend Health Inc, operator of the largest private Medicare Advantage Plan exchange in the United States, to enhance its health benefits … Continue reading →

A recent federal health official’s declaration brought about happiness in hospital boardrooms nationwide and encouraged the American Medical Association, the country’s largest physicians group, to make public a letter with appreciation for government regulators. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid … Continue reading →

A free “Long Term Care Seminar” at Jannsen + Company is going to study the undistorted costs of extended medical care and medicare supplements the options of paying for it is to be held on May 22 and the venue … Continue reading →