The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

A flagship Democratic economic bill is perched on the edge of House passage

The ten most expensive drugs covered by Medicare are responsible for about a fifth of total Medicare drug spending.

It's become tiresome to see progressive politicians act like a pouting teenager who seems to think it's a sin to ever admit satisfaction with anything. Their lukewarm reaction to Senate passage of the admittedly ill-named Inflation Reduction Act won't help energize the voters Democrats need to avoid conservatives regaining Congress…

Increasingly, GPs in Australia say the amount they are reimbursed is not enough to cover expenses, and they have little option but to pass costs on to patients

Exclusive: A lack of federal support means several rural areas are using council rates to subsidise health services for vulnerable patients

My bag is scanned and gets pulled off for checking. No!!! Why did I pack a can of cold brew coffee?

“There is a real contrast here, and that contrast will be in front of the country this fall as it looks towards who will lead going forward”

Surging job numbers and the Senate passage of the climate bill means Republicans might not win the decisive victory they crave

Regional patients across Victoria, NSW, Canberra and the Northern Territory may be left without a town doctor from Friday with 10 clinics previously owned by the Tristar Medical Group to close.

Congress is on the verge of passing historic drug pricing legislation that would allow the government to restrict prices for drugs covered by Medicare, but experts disagree on whether drugmakers will shift those costs to the private market.

Thursday: Doctors cite stalling Medicare rebates and rising overheads as reasons a fifth are changing their payment methods. Plus: six winter rice dishes