Medicare plays big role in protecting nursing home patients

Medicare plays big role in protecting nursing home patients  

By Bob Moos, Southwest regional public affairs officer for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services When you hear about Medicare, you probably think of the federal program that helps pay for older adults’ health care. What you may not realize is that another of Medicare’s major responsibilities is to inspect health care facilities to make sure that patients receive safe and high-quality care. Among those facilities are the nation’s more than 15,000 nursing […]