(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...

The finding was based on an analysis of 17.2 million health insurance claims from popular insurance companies.

The bill is built on six key pillars: lower costs; fight waste, fraud and abuse; enhance transparency; expand access; promote ...

February 10, 2025 – Four pharmacy owners have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a contentious confirmation hearing to be the nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions about how he would reform Medicaid or Medicare, the ...

One way to expand rural health care would be to make those waivers permanent. Increasing access to telehealth could also support people struggling with opioid addiction and other substance use ...

Here are some ways we believe the Trump administration could work with Congress to boost these communities’ health and economies. One of the greatest challenges to rural health care is its ...

California Attorney General Announces Nearly $60 Million Settlement Against Pfizer-Owned Pharmaceutical Holding Company, ...

That brings the total to 25 drugs that will have lower price tags under a historic new program that allows the government to haggle over the price Medicare pays on the most popular and expensive drug ...

It covers 7.8 million people with privately run versions of the government’s Medicare program mostly for people age 65 and over. The parent company, UnitedHealth Group, also runs an Optum segment that ...

Older retirees, aged 74 and 75, reported that 52% of their income came from Social Security, while the youngest, aged 62 and ...

By partnering with ChartSpan, Southwest Medical Center is expanding access to comprehensive, patient-centered care for Medicare beneficiaries in Seward County and the surrounding areas.