Medicare Advantage (MA) programs have become very popular among seniors over the last several years. However, recent studies have largely found that Medicare Advantage plans cost the government and taxpayers more than tr ...

According to research by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the U.S. lags behind several other wealthy nations in healthcare quality. Despite spending more money per capita on healthcare than any similarly large and wealth ...

The Biden administration and the pharmaceutical industry have wrapped up the first round of landmark drug price negotiations after engaging in talks that may lead to lower prices for some of Medicare's most widely used d ...

Programs to aid health care for older Americans and provide them meals would receive an almost 5% increase through fiscal 2029 under legislation a Senate committee approved last week. The Health, Education, Labor and ...

Medicare payments for inpatient care at acute-care hospitals will increase by 2.9% or roughly $2.9 billion in fiscal 2025. The new rule, released in July by the CMS, also increases the standard Medicare payment rate t ...

Last month, House Republicans advanced beyond committee a bill to fund the Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services departments. The $185.8 billion Labor-HHS measure amounts to 11% below current effective fundi ...