There's no stopping Mary Higgins. The 95-year-old Wilmington, Delaware, resident lived in her own apartment and, with the help of her dear friend of 50 years, Regina Titus, mostly took care of herself ...

Insight provides an in-depth look at health care issues in and affecting California. Have a story suggestion? Let us know. Some seniors think Medicare made a mistake. Others are stunned when they find ...

A near decade-long study on the frequency of hospital stays found the use of the “observation” status for Medicare beneficiaries doubled between 2001 and 2009, according to an AARP Public Policy ...

Patients, take note: Starting Oct. 1, those who spend more than 24 hours in the hospital could receive notice that they’ve been placed on something known as “observation status.” It’s a technical term ...

An increasing number of seniors who spend time in the hospital are surprised to learn that they were not “admitted” patients – even though they may have stayed overnight in a bed and received ...

Arlington Heights, Ill.-based Northwest Community Hospital proposed a shortened observation policy, which is rubbing many of its independent physicians the wrong way, according to a report from ...