Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News The federal government has taken a new step to reduce avoidable hospital readmission’s of nursing home patients by lowering a year’s worth of payments to…
WAUSAU –The Marathon County Public Library will hold a free presentation about how to make the most out of Medicare from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at the…
Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Accountable care organizations were among the key initiatives of the Affordable Care Act, designed to help control soaring Medicare costs. ACOs were expected to save…
Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News When the American Medical Association — one of the nation’s most powerful health care groups — met in Chicago this June, its medical student caucus…
Medicare has lowered its star ratings for staffing levels in 1 in 11 of the nation’s nursing homes — almost 1,400 of them — because they either had inadequate numbers…
Anyone who will soon be eligible for Medicare is invited to learn how Medicare plans offered by Security Health Plan of Wisconsin, Inc., can help them afford and receive quality…
WAUSAU – Are you a senior citizen, senior caregiver or child of a senior citizen with questions about how to make the most out of Medicare coverage? Then join the…
WAUSAU — To maximize the value of the Medicare health plan, people can take advantage of a full range of services, including free annual wellness visits and preventative services. Annual…
NEWS RELEASE — The Benedictine Living Community of Wausau was recently notified that it had attained the Five-Star Overall Quality Rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).…
By Fred Schulte/The Center for Public Integrity Federal health officials made more than $16 billion in improper payments to private Medicare Advantage health plans last year and need to crack…
