Visiting Angels helps seniors age in place by helping with day-to-day tasks like grocery shopping, cooking, light household chores and medication reminders. Medicare will pay for some home health ...

When the time comes to transition to nursing home care, figuring out how to pay for it is often a primary concern for families. Many people mistakenly believe Medicare will cover the entire cost of ...

Amid the federal government shutdown, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday appeared to announce a pause on all Medicare payments to doctors, but then quickly backed off. An ...

Assisted living communities, as mentioned above, provide support for individuals who don’t need medical care but who do need assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, ...

If your appeal isn't successful, your mother will be considered a private pay patient. While she will not have her benefits ...

A new, bipartisan bill would allow Medicare to reimburse for certain pharmacist-administered tests, treatments and vaccinations for illnesses like influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and strep ...

Original Medicare (parts A and B) covers various dementia-related services, including screening tests, home healthcare, prescription medications, and hospice care. To qualify for Medicare-covered home ...

To qualify for home healthcare under Medicare, you’ll need to show that you are “homebound” due to illness and injury via a doctor’s examination and recommendation. However, you’ll first need to be ...

Both programs are for Medicare recipients, but some physicians have stopped booking telemedicine visits for any patients.

“Convalescent home” is another term for skilled nursing facility (SNF). A person may require a stay in an SNF when they are ready to leave the hospital but not quite ready to return home. Medicare ...

Original Medicare provides coverage for IV infusion therapy when a doctor determines it to be medically necessary, both in a clinic setting and at home. Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans need to offer ...

The number of people paying Medicare surcharges continues to rise. Will you have to pay next year? For answers, check your ...