Senate Panel Advances Health-Care Overhaul
from The Washington Post
President Obama's ambitious drive to overhaul the nation's $2.3 trillion health-care system cleared a key Senate committee. But the administration was promptly buffeted by criticism from some of the industry players and moderate Democrats it has courted for months, calling into question the prospects for a bipartisan landmark bill. More

Report Offers Policy Recommendations for Long-Term Care Services
from The SCAN Foundation
The SCAN Foundation released a policy report by Georgetown University researchers presenting four distinct policy options for including long-term care support and services in health care reform. More

Providers And Medicare Battle: Who Owns Home Oxygen Equipment?
from Kaiser Health News
A Medicare rule limiting payments for oxygen providers is prompting an aggressive lobbying campaign by the industry and unintended consequences for patients. More

Experimental New Alzheimer's Treatment Could Recover Memory
from McKnight’s
The memories of Alzheimer's patients are forgotten but not gone, to twist a popular phrase. Now, one potential new treatment might help to recover some of those lost memories. More

Sensors Help Keep the Elderly Safe, and at Home
from The New York Times
Increasingly, many older people who live alone are not truly alone. They are being watched by a flurry of new technologies designed to enable them to live independently and avoid expensive trips to the emergency room or nursing homes. More

New Ratings for America's Hospitals Now Available on Hospital Compare Web Site
from U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Important new information was added to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Hospital Compare Web site that reports how frequently patients return to a hospital after being discharged, a possible indicator of how well the facility did the first time around. This tool you will find information on how well hospitals care for patients with certain medical conditions or surgical procedures, and results from a survey of patients about the quality of care they received during a recent hospital stay. This information will help you compare the quality of care hospitals provide. Talk to your doctor about this information to help you, your family and your friends make your best hospital care decisions. More

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