The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

Lack of regulation and fraud meant that Medicare’s COVID-19 testing costs exceeded $2 billion in 2022

Wealthy retirees seem to have scored big in Congress’ sweeping year-end spending package.

Instead of a Santa Claus rally, the market continues to experience volatility at the end of the year with uncertainties surrounding the reopening of the Chinese economy and a looming recession due to seemingly unending interest rate hikes. Given this backdrop, loading up on fundamentally strong stocks Walmart (WMT), Pfizer…

WASHINGTON — The Republican health care agenda was dominated for years by the all-consuming goal of repealing former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act but that singular focus seems to have faded.

Do you know the difference between Medicare and Medicaid? How about, in a pinch, how to find a nursing home and research which ones in your area might be good and others less so?

A pair of former executives at Malvern, Pennsylvania-based BioTelemetry accused their former employer of illegally outsourcing Medicare and military heart-patient reviews to India after they left the company — and now stand to collect millions of dollars as whistleblowers.

It is the 60th anniversary of Medicare, but no one seems to care.

Doctors are urging Congress to call off cuts scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1 in the reimbursements they receive from Medicare.

WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican appropriators released a sprawling, $1.7 trillion fiscal 2023 omnibus spending bill early Tuesday morning, setting up a race to the finish line for the 117th Congress by the end of this week.

Move is expected to help clear backlog of about 11,500 applications and could ease process for up to 300,000 Kiwis

The health care riders in the year-end spending package that emerged on Monday reflect which health care interests have clout, and which issues lawmakers want to punt into next year.