Improving the quality of care and targeting waste and fraud are priorities for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, chief Donald Berwick, M.D. told a large group of long-term care providers Tuesday.

The likelihood of being hospitalized for heart failure was roughly 30% less in 2008 than 1998, a new study revealed.

It was an unbeWiiVable victory for a Maryland team at the National Senior League bowling championship Tuesday. The Wii bowling team from Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center, in Silver Spring, MD, became the national champions at the LeadingAge convention in Washington, D.C.

Providers at a special healthcare policy forum in Washington received a sobering evaluation Monday for why they were hit with an average 11.1% cut in Medicare reimbursement starting Oct. 1. A top long-term care official with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services systematically rejected common complaints and excuses regarding the $4 billion take-back by the federal government.

A leading Medicaid trade group told members of the so-called debt-reduction "super-committee" that shifting dual eligibles — individuals who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits — into a single, coordinated program could save $148 billion in federal expenditures over 10 years.

The Department of Health and Human Services may have shelved the CLASS long-term care benefit, but advocates of the program said mixed messages from the White House suggest otherwise. One major provider association said it would continue to fight to keep the program alive while another issued a statement Monday that was more resigned that the CLASS Act was all but dead.

When the White House effectively killed the CLASS Act, the program's most vocal advocates dug in their heels in hopes of resurrecting the long-term care insurance program.

Senate Finance Committee Republicans have submitted a deficit-reduction proposal to the super committee calling for a repeal of the Affordable Care Act and significant changes to Medicare and Medicaid.

Heart-related therapies could improve the quality if life for individuals suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a new study finds.

The term "medical homes" remains a source of confusion among those the model designed to help: Medicaid recipients.

The term "medical homes" remains a source of confusion among those the model designed to help: Medicaid recipients.

The term "medical homes" remains a source of confusion among those the model designed to help: Medicaid recipients.

Medicare beneficiaries suffering from five or more chronic conditions and functional impairments are nearly twice as expensive as Medicare enrollees with only the chronic conditions, a new report finds.

Faced with flagging morale due to looming Medicare cuts, one nursing home operator came up with the answer: let's dance.

Exercise programs are effective in preventing falls in individuals with Parkinson's disease, according to new research.

A leading assisted living advocacy group applauded legislation that would reverse two recent pro-union regulations issued by the National Labor Relations Board.

Resident satisfaction rates have improved and health survey citations are declining in skilled nursing facilities, according to a new quality of care report.

Nurses should not be afraid to embrace social media for fear of violating patient privacy — rather, they should follow professional standards, according to new guidelines released by the American Nurses Association.

Dementia-fighting drugs could help delay the admission of individuals suffering with dementia to nursing homes by up to a year, new British research suggests.

Going against conventional wisdom, a new study suggests that multivitamins and some other supplements actually increase the odds of mortality.