On May 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services put an immediate six-month freeze on new home health agencies and hospice providers enrolling in Medicare. For everyday Medicare beneficiaries, ...
Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...
The US health-care system is reaching its breaking point. Individuals, families, employees, employers, and public and private health insurance funders are all spending more for health care every year, ...
More than 1 million people receive care in a nursing home each day, according to the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). Yet, if you ask most older ...