Medicare

Medicare officials defend the use of home visits that often spot medical conditions that are never treated.

Every year, Medicare officials encourage beneficiaries to shop around for their drug coverage. Few take the time. This year, it might be more important than ever.

People will be able to sign up for 2025 coverage between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7. Experts say the potential changes make it important for shoppers to study closely any coverages they expect to renew.

It starts earlier and runs longer than anywhere else in the U.S., according to UF’s Emerging Pathogens Institute. Most older adults, who are vulnerable to the disease, haven’t been vaccinated yet.

The GUIDE Model is designed to facilitate comprehensive, coordinated care that improves the quality of life for people with dementia and reduces the strain on their unpaid caregivers.

Rising health care costs are fueling anxiety among older Americans covered by Medicare. They’re right to be concerned.

The Department of Justice charged 193, including 76 licensed medical professionals, throughout the country as part of the action. Many of those indicted are from Florida.

The technology has generated notices with errors, sent Medicaid paperwork to the wrong addresses, and been frozen for hours at a time, according to state audits, court documents, and interviews.

The White House has launched an initiative on women’s health. Studying the health of older women, a largely neglected group in medical research, should be a priority.

Earlier in the week, CMS announced it will soon end a program providing advance payments to Medicare providers and suppliers whose cash flow affected by the ransomware attack.

A new financial report indicates that the funds gained an additional five years over the previous estimate for when they will run out of money, but the overall outlook for the programs remain grim.

Prosecutors alleged that subsidiaries provided discounts of up to 50% or more on patient cost-sharing obligations for certain categories of Medicare beneficiaries from 2016 to 2022.