Whether Medicare should pay for home improvements for older adults is a hot topic with no shortage of varying opinions. However, there are many politicians who are pushing for coverage.

While the new option for MA plans to offer supplemental LTSS is a small step in the right direction, the reality is that plan offerings are sparse and severely limited in scope. It’s crucial for ...

Health plans limit physical or occupational therapy sessions to as few as 20 a year, no matter the patient's infirmities.

AARP members from Long Island gathered on Thursday, April 10 to call for further efforts to improve the quality and ...

And Medicaid – not Medicare – is the single largest payer of long-term care coverage, including nursing home care ... such as improvements in education. Four in 10 American Indian/Alaskan ...

Background - On April 7, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas vacated key provisions of CMS’s final ...

Insurers frequently deny additional sessions if they believe there hasn’t been improvement. “We’re seeing a lot of ... should “explore alternative treatment plans” including home exercises. Villar ...

Democrats detail how many people would lose Medicaid if Congress cut the program by one-third, an idea some have floated ...

Still, older adults have lower rates of dental insurance than other demographic groups, in part due to traditional Medicare’s exclusion of dental coverage. Dental benefits are clearly attractive ...

Action delays to January 1, 2026, the effective date of a Biden-era Medicare LCD for skin substitute products used to treat diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcersFLORHAM PARK, N.J., April 14, 2025 ...