By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Feb. 10, 2026 (HealthDay News) — An outdated Medicare policy is keeping seniors ...

Medicare 3-day rule adds hospital costs without reducing Medicare spending or improving patient outcomes, a Brown University study shows.

Medicare spending is projected to double over the next decade due to rising healthcare costs and increased enrollment, ...

A long-standing Medicare policy meant to manage rehabilitation services in nursing homes may keep older Americans in ...

If you get sick or injured and need hospital care, which can cost thousands of dollars, would you be able to afford it? For many seniors on Medicare, it may be a challenge, according to a recent ...

Qualifying inpatient stays rose from 60.4% to 62.0%, a 1.13–percentage point absolute increase (95% CI, 0.61-1.66) in stays lasting at least 3 days. Among patients discharged to SNFs, qualifying stays ...

Retirees may know that Medicare doesn't cover inpatient hospital costs forever, as Medicare Part A covers the first 60 days of the cost for the time in the hospital after you meet your deductible.

Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood products company, he's had a commercial Medicare ...