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.

How can employers bring a halt to double-digit annual increases in health insurance costs? For more than a dozen Minnesota counties, including McLeod, the answer might be to build their own insurance ...

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.

I'm recently retired — and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. My doctor wants to start chemo ASAP, but I have a gap in my ...

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.

Medicare provides essential health coverage for millions, but certain circumstances can lead to a loss of eligibility. With ...

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 ...