The New Old Age: Older Patients Are Not Returning as Often to Hospitals. Is That a Good Thing?

A new government program was supposed to prevent certain Medicare recipients from cycling in and out of hospitals. Now some experts worry it may be costing lives.
Source: NYT Health - Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tags: Hospitals Elderly Medicare Fines (Penalties) Heart Pneumonia Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard University Health Affairs (Journal) Journal of the American Medical Assn Medi Source Type: news