Medicare & Medicaid
News articles in this section include actions by federal regulators like the CMS and HHS, as well as information on Medicare and state Medicaid coverage and benefits.
Seniors enrolled in traditional Medicare will pay higher premiums and deductibles next year, the CMS announced Friday.
As presidential hopefuls campaign on a national “Medicare for all” system, a California congressman is pushing for a different path to universal coverage: letting the states go first.
Healthcare industry groups spent considerable time and money this year lobbying members of Congress on two hot-button issues: surprise billing and drug pricing. It's likely that the debate will continue into the election year and the next Congress.
Elizabeth Warren’s “Medicare for all” proposal would make substantial shifts to how the United States pays for its health care system. She would eliminate most other forms of coverage, including private insurance, and provide all Americans with a generous government-run plan.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released her spending plan to finance Medicare-for-all, a single-payer health-care scheme that would eliminate private insurance.
The White House is distancing itself from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) plan to lower drug prices, emphasizing support for a bipartisan plan in the Senate instead.
The average person with traditional Medicare coverage paid $5,460 out of their own pocket for health care in 2016...
The arrangement helps consumers who signed up for exchange plans rather than Medicare Part B coverage.
A family may pay more than $1,500 a month for ACA coverage
When Americans are asked whether they support a “Medicare for all” system that would replace all current insurance with a generous government program, a majority often say yes. But when they’re asked follow-up questions, they often reveal that they’re not familiar with the details of that plan — or that they would also be happy with other Democratic policy proposals.