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.
When it comes to expanding health coverage to its poorest residents, California could be taking two steps forward and one step back.
Covered California officials this week are on a bus tour across the state -- stumping Thursday in La Habra and making multiple stops Friday in Los Angeles -- in preparation for Saturday's launch of the exchange's second open enrollment period.
Some large employers will face penalties if they don't offer workers health insurance in 2015.
Opponents of Proposition 45 say the measure, which would give the state insurance commissioner authority over proposed health insurance rates, could interfere with Covered California.
The outcomes of Tuesday's midterm elections could have a significant effect on health care policy, Modern Healthcare reports.
Moving to close what many see as a major loophole in Affordable Care Act rules, the Obama administration will ban large-employer medical plans from qualifying under the law if they don't offer hospitalization coverage.
Medicaid chiefs from red and blue states are urging Congress to stem the cost of revolutionary new drugs for hepatitis C, cancer, and other diseases.
For Carolyn Oatman, enrolling in Medicaid this year was "a dream come true."
With an improving fiscal climate, many states are increasing benefits for Medicaid recipients and paying their providers more.
The Medicare "Part B" premium that most older people pay for outpatient care will stay the same in 2015 — $104.90 a month.