The best Medicare plans for cancer patients are a Medigap Plan G from AARP and a Medicare Part D plan from Wellcare. Alternatively, if your cancer diagnosis means you can't qualify for Medigap, choose ...

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency representatives are at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week examining payment and contracting systems of federal health agency.

Representatives of billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have turned their focus to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency confirmed Wednesday.

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A new year often means adjusting to a new health insurance plan with a different set of benefits and costs. Those on Medicare aren't exempt from this. Original Medicare's cost and coverage change ...

Republicans in Congress have begun discussing possible changes to Medicaid — the public health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans that covers 80 million people. Those ...

Liberal lawmakers and advocates are moving to shield the Medicaid program from potential cuts under the Trump administration, pledging to resist major changes to the safety-net health program that ...

The Biden administration, in its last full weekday in office, announced the next 15 drugs up for Medicare price negotiation. Blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic is on the list. That means the ...

Known as Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers, the programs—now in their fourth decade—are funded by Medicaid and run by each individual state. With potential cuts to Medicaid a ...

Shachar is an assistant clinical professor of law and faculty director of the Health Law and Policy Clinic at the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School. Musumeci is an ...

The different parts of Medicare cover cancer treatments, medications, and some types of cancer screening. However, a person will still be responsible for some of the cost, and the total out-of ...

Liberal advocacy groups are ramping up efforts to protect the Medicaid program from potential cuts by Republican lawmakers and the new Trump administration. The Democratic group Protect Our Care ...