Vice President JD Vance and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, announced a series of actions affecting Medicare and Medicaid, including a $259.5 million deferral of federal Medicaid funding in Minnesota ...

Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also ...

Medicaid ensures that people of all ages have access to the health care they need, covering 2 in 5 children, 1 in 6 non-elderly adults, and 1 in 7 seniors nationwide.

In post-acute care, Medicare is not an abstract federal program. It is Mrs. Thompson’s therapy after a hip fracture. It is Mr. Alvarez’s swallow ...

Quality data is critical to informing public health actions. That’s why every day, state and local health departments analyze and use health system data to protect and promote community health. They ...

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Medicare Advantage beneficiaries face forced disenrollment in 2026 as plan exits drive coverage termination, pushing millions toward traditional Medicare and Part D’s $2100 cap.

President Trump signed into law a two-year extension of telehealth services for older adults covered by the Medicare health insurance program after Congress passed legislation on February 3, 2026.

What This Means for You Premiums and Plan Options: CMS is proposing changes that could expand catastrophic plan availability, ...

Medicare Advantage health plans are blasting a government proposal this week that would keep their reimbursement rates flat next year while making other payment changes. But some health policy experts ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will use "advanced" AI tools to more quickly detect Medicare and Medicaid ...

The CEO of drugmaker Eli Lilly said that Medicare’s coverage of Ozempic and other GLP-1s could have major impacts on weight loss treatment options. Specifically, it will help Eli Lilly launch a brand ...