Washington broke ground Thursday on the newest Western State Hospital building, offering what officials hope will be a fresh start for the psychiatric facility.

The report from a University of Texas researcher found that the facilities overbilling Medicare cut back on expenses while ...

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While Medicare does not cover long-term nursing home stays, the federal agency provides limited coveragefor short-term support in skilled nursing care facilities. These facilities specialize ...

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The treatment and management of many conditions and diseases requires the use of medical equipment. When these items are not intended to be thrown away after use — think a wheelchair that' ...

This story was originally published by KFF Health News. There’s a new morning ritual in Pinedale, Wyoming, a town of about 2,000 nestled against the Wind ...

Nursing home fraud is directly linked to worsened patient outcomes, including death, a wide-ranging national study found this ...

In a move that could help address Oregon’s dire shortage of behavioral health beds, PeaceHealth is proposing to build a 96-bed free-standing psychiatric care facility in Springfield for adults and ...

Starting next month, hospitals will be required by CMS to report their overall bed capacity as well as their census of ...

The annual Medicare open enrollment period begins Oct. 15, giving current enrollees the opportunity to join parts of the health care program and make changes to existing coverage.