We all know just how complicated it can be to apply for any sort of government scheme, with questions to answer that almost ...

The best and easiest way to apply for your benefits is with a personal my Social Security account. You can create your free account at www.ssa.gov/myaccount. Once you create your account, you can get ...

Medicare needs to cover non-opioid treatments instead of riskier ones. A new legislative proposal can help cover the cost.

Richard Timmins went to a free informational seminar to learn more about Medicare coverage. “I listened to the insurance agent and, basically, he really promoted Medicare Advantage,” Timmins said. The ...

Medicare is big business. It changes a little or a lot every year, and millions have strong opinions about it.

Skin substitute grafts made from cellular and tissue-based products have helped to revolutionize chronic wound care, but federal regulators are greatly reducing coverage for Medicare beneficiaries.

AHA urges Congress to reject reductions to the Medicaid program that would not only strip access to health care from some of ...

The General Enrollment Period provides an opportunity to make up for a past oversight — the failure to enroll in Part B.

On Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention, speakers cherry-picked employment numbers to make President Barack Obama’s record on jobs look better than it is and ...

Mark Shepard, a Harvard Kennedy School expert, looks at the crossroads facing the American health insurance system, a patched ...

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has secured read-only access to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which oversees health coverage for over 140 million Americans. According ...

Prior authorizations are the way MA managed care plans pre-approve some procedures before they’ll pay for them.