Lawmakers on Thursday explored the merits of a bill that would block the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from ...

When everyone has health insurance, providers aren’t burdened with bad debt, charity care and overcrowded emergency ...

A van advertising changes to Medicare created by the Inflation Reduction Act sits outside the Heinz-Menaker Senior Center in Harrisburg. Upon turning 65 or retiring, Americans face a major choice: Go ...

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As the year comes to a close, the Trump administration seems to be going in two different directions when it comes to the use of prior authorization in Medicare. On the one hand, there is the effort ...

Medicare Advantage — the commercial alternative to traditional Medicare — is drawing down federal health care funds, costing taxpayers an extra 22% per enrollee to the tune of US$83 billion a year.

Medicare doesn't cover all senior healthcare costs and lacks some services found in employer-sponsored plans. Most people are automatically enrolled in Parts A and B upon turning 65 if they receive ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Author of best seller AARP Roadmap for the Rest of Your Life. For years my wife and I were covered by traditional Medicare and a ...

Cancer treatment costs about $150,000 per patient. In 2015, spending for cancer treatment and care in the United States was estimated at $183 billion. Experts predicted a 34% increase to $246 billion ...

The Medicare open enrollment period for 2022 is due to begin on Oct. 15, and will run through Dec. 7. Ads and commercials are already beginning to publicize Medicare plans, including those that claim ...

Neuman: Traditional Medicare is what people think about as the national program that provides Medicare benefits. Medicare Advantage are plans that are run by private insurance companies like ...