Medicare

Hospitals, a powerful political force in health care, fear lowering the eligibility age for Medicare will cost them billions of dollars because federal reimbursements are less than private insurance.

The penalties are the ninth round of a program created as part of the ACA's broader effort to improve quality and lower costs.

For Dr. Gabe Charbonneau, a primary care doctor in Stevensville, Montana, the coronavirus pandemic is an existential threat. Charbonneau, 43, his two...

Congress, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, set aside $13 billion to help safety-net hospitals that treat a majority of poor, elderly and disabled…

President Donald Trump is pledging to protect Medicare. The president visited The Villages in central Florida – a collection of communities for...

This week we took a closer look at what President Donald Trump wants to do with Medicare, and how it could affect the millions of Floridians who count...

President Donald Trump was in The Villages on Thursday touting his plan for health care, looking to contrast himself from Democratic presidential…

President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Democrats of an all-out attempt to “totally obliterate Medicare” and portrayed himself as the program’s…

A billing glitch could cause lapses in private drug policies and Medicare Advantage plans that provide both medical and drug coverage. Premiums weren't deducted from some Social Security checks.

South Florida has long been a target for Medicare fraud. Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice announced 24 people had been charged in a $1.2...

Proposed changes to some Medicare prescription drug plans are causing concern among patients with serious health conditions.The Trump administration’s…

The Trump administration on Monday proposed changes to Medicare's prescription drug benefit that would affect patients' costs over the next few years,...