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.
In April, the government will start sending out new Medicare cards, launching a massive, yearlong effort to alter how 59 million people enrolled in the federal health insurance program are identified.
Betty Doumas-Toto's health insurance premium rose nearly 48 percent in January, to $800 per month for an Affordable Care Act plan. She and her husband are both Los Angeles freelancers in the film industry and are draining their savings trying to keep up with their monthly payments.
Amazon has had no problem getting affluent households to buy from its online store. But people with low incomes have been less loyal to the retailer.
General counsel for CVS and Aetna vowed at a congressional hearing Tuesday that the companies' merger plans would not lead to increased costs or to restrictions on service offerings—but experts aren't so sure.
Seniors in wellness programs targeting obesity, falling and chronic conditions are not sparking healthcare spending decreases, according to a federal analysis released Friday.
A new tier of high-income Medicare recipients next year will have to pay a greater percentage of their medical costs, the latest move to shift more of the federal program’s tab onto the wealthiest beneficiaries.
The Trump administration is putting the brakes on a key set of goals created by the Obama administration to dramatically reduce the cost of the clunky and overpriced U.S. health-care system.
Anthem, Humana and WellCare Health Plans are signaling plans to aggressively grow their Medicare Advantage businesses with the help of mergers and acquisitions.
Young and healthy people appear to leave Medicaid once they have obtained employment or additional hours at work, according to a new analysis from Avalere Health.
The Trump administration’s watershed decision Thursday to allow states to test a work requirement for adult Medicaid enrollees sparked widespread criticism from doctors, advocates for the poor, and minority and disability rights groups.