The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

Medicare could have saved $3.6 billion in a single year if it had bought generic drugs from Mark Cuban’s online pharmacy, according to a Harvard University report.

WASHINGTON — Two key senators on Wednesday released a widely anticipated bill aimed at lowering insulin prices and capping monthly copays under commercial and Medicare insurance plans.

The bill would cap insulin copays at the lesser of $35 or 25 percent of the list price per month in commercial and Medicare Part D plans.

TPG Capital, private equity, has agreed to acquire Convey Health Solutions Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNVY) for $10.50 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of approximately $1.1 billion. The purchase price represents approximately 99% over Convey's 30-day volume-weighted average price per share as of June 17 and a premium of approximately 143% to…

The Supreme Court decides in favor of an insurer in a case focused on reimbursement rates for kidney dialysis.

The federal government is undervaluing general practices around the country, according to a doctor who says cost pressures are pushing patients to hospital emergency departments.

Sometimes good news comes with a cloudy lining.

MEXICO, Missouri — When the new corporate owners of two rural hospitals suddenly announced they would stop admitting patients one Friday in March, Kayla Schudel, a nurse, stood resolute in the nearly empty lobby of Audrain Community Hospital: “You’ll be seen; the ER is open.”

PHILADELPHIA — The last time Medicare rated hospitals on surgical complications such as bed sores, collapsed lungs, bloodstream infections, and broken hips, four Philadelphia-area facilities scored worse than average.

Progressive policies that help the working class are wildly popular with voters. Why are we letting Republicans and corporate Democrats dictate our agenda?

A new study by University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators found that patients with diabetes who participate in a free Annual Wellness Visit covered by Medicare are 36 per cent less likely to need an amputation. Read more on Dynamite News: