"Context? Although hospital mortality has decreased over time in the United States for patients who receive intensive care, little is known about subsequent outcomes for those discharged alive. Objective? To assess 3-year outcomes for Medicare beneficiaries who survive intensive care. Design, Setting, and Patients? A matched, retrospective cohort study was conducted using a 5% sample of Medicare ..."

This one is for my brother Jeanette:

My Uncle told me about this -

Evelyn told me about this - "PORTSMOUTH - ServiceLink Resource Center is offering a workshop for those new to Medicare or who will be on Medicare in the next few months. The workshop is 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, March 4 in the Levenson room at Portsmouth Public Library, 175..."

For recent Medicare Advantage enrollees now second-guessing their decisions or those who have yet to choose, Fidelis Care assures Medicare-eligible seniors there is still time to

Federal authorities on Medicare fraud will meet with Miami business leaders Tuesday morning to discuss one of the biggest problems plaguing South Florida.

"Medicare should cut U.S. government payments to private insurers and home healthcare providers, an advisory panel said in nonbinding recommendations released on Monday."

From NEWS.YAHOO.COM

"The AAFP has issued a Speak Out Action Alert asking Academy members to contact their congressional representatives to urge them to reverse a 21.2 percent reduction in the Medicare physician payment rate called for under the sustainable growth rate, or SGR, formula. The cut went into effect on March 1."

Joshua told me about this and I found this story about it at WWW.NEWKERALA.COM on Tuesday.

"Jammu, Mar 1 : Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone today directed the government to provide free medicare facility to a child who was injured allegedly by a teargas shell in the Valley."