ProPublica: An investigation has found that a Medicare program, in its drive to get drugs into patients’ hands, has failed to properly monitor safety

Suevon Lee: With total Medicare spending projected to cost $7.7 trillion over the next 10 years, there is consensus that changes are in order. But what those changes should entail has, of course, been one of the hot-button issues of the campaign.

Ashley Lopez: The Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., was not much different from last week’s Republican National Convention in Tampa. However, the Democrats did do one thing more consistently than Republicans did — they talked about policy.

ProPublica: Nursing homes are unnecessarily administering powerful antipsychotic drugs to many elderly residents, including residents with dementia, according to a new report by the Health and Human Services inspector general.

Ralph De La Cruz: Allen West has made a political career of using incediary comments. And it’s working for him.

ProPublica: Though most states require nursing homes to conduct criminal background checks for prospective hires, 92 percent employ at least one worker with a criminal conviction.