Harvard Medical School

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  Medicare HMOs reduce utilization, researchers say

  By Allison Bell  |  December 10, 2012

  Medicare Advantage plan enrollees may have fewer emergency room and inpatient hospital visits.

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  Joseph E. Murray (1919-2012)

  By Bill Coffin  |  December 3, 2012

  Discovery is a painful process, born from failed and costly experimentation, the doubt of others, and villainization by those who do not share in the vision being sought.

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  In Passing: Joseph E. Murray (1919-2012)

  By Bill Coffin  |  November 27, 2012

  Joseph E. Murray transformed medical science by pioneering the first organ transplants and saving hundreds and thousands of lives even though he was initially decried as a monster for even thinking of it.

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  Gay Married Couples Look to High Court on Benefits

  By Denise Lavoie, AP Legal Affairs Writer  |  June 1, 2012

  The 1st Circuit has affirmed a district court ruling and argued that denying access to federal benefits to same-sex couples is unconstitutional.

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  Scientists Hunt Ways to Stall Alzheimer's

  By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press  |  May 16, 2012

  Researchers want to see whether a drug can keep people with an inherited form of Alzheimer's from developing dementia.

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  Government Adopts Landmark Strategy To Fight Alzheimer’s

  By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press  |  May 15, 2012

  The program intends to spur research on treating the disease as well as helping caregivers coping with a loved one suffering from Alzheimer’s.

• High-Deductible Plans a 'Quiet Revolution in Health Insurance' (PBS)

  By Staff Writer  |  May 1, 2012

  HSAs are changing the way health care is financed, but some question whether the high deductibles even constitute insurance coverage.

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  An Incorrect Diagnosis: What's Really Wrong With Medicare

  By Richard Hoe  |  April 19, 2012

  A bout with shingles exposed the troubles with getting a correct diagnosis — and how that's causing waste in the Medicare system.

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  Obama Taps Tavenner to Head CMS

  By Allison Bell  |  November 28, 2011

  A former Virginia health and human services secretary is in line to oversee much of PPACA implementation.

• Seniors and MA: Confounded by choices?

  By Staff Writer  |  August 25, 2011

  The array of Medicare Advantage (MA) plan options may make it more difficult for seniors to enroll in the best plan for them, according to a new study.