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

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 ...

Over the past few decades, the expenses associated with extended medical care, assisted living and nursing home facilities have surged. According to data from Genworth, the average cost of a private ...

As we age, many of us will need some form of long-term care, whether at home or in a facility. With nursing home costs ...

To qualify for Medicaid, Katie's mom would need to spend down those joint accounts before she can get coverage. If her ...

Medicare seems to offer more consistent care across states than other insurance programs; however, where beneficiaries live ...

Many people will need to stay in a nursing home at some point in their lives. How much care they'll need and how long they need to stay, however, can be hard to predict. And unfortunately, Medicare ...

Understanding the needs of high-need, high-cost community-based beneficiaries, including homebound status, will help Medicare ...

Despite increasing Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment growth, the plans offering in-home support services decreased between ...

This is evident in Idaho, where 37% of patients referred to home health care after hospitalization did not receive it last ...

Medicaid payment rates given to the average nursing home covered about 82 cents per dollar of care costs for Medicaid residents, according to a recent federal government report. The “Assessing ...

A new government survey of 13,285 US nursing homes has found that the average provider received 82 cents on the dollar from Medicaid for the costs accrued while caring for beneficiaries. “Assessing ...