Kim Motl doesn’t work in the health insurance industry. But her friends and neighbors do. So when she saw Sen. Elizabeth Warren recently in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Motl pressed the Democratic presidential candidate about her “Medicare for All” plan, which would replace private insurance with a government-run system.
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Medicare’s revamped prescription plan finder can steer unwitting seniors to coverage that costs much more than they need to pay, according to people who help with sign-ups and program experts.
Read moreAbout two weeks after announcing her plan to provide Medicare for All without raising middle-class taxes, Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren explained Friday how she intends to launch that new health care system.
Read moreA federal judge in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas.
Read moreUnveiling her much-anticipated Medicare for All proposal on Friday, Senator Elizabeth Warren called health care a human right and promised she would not raise taxes on the middle class by even a penny to enact the plan.
Read moreNational Public Radio sued the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in federal court for records on antipsychotic drug use and the names of corporate nursing home chains that the CMS has identified as using antipsychotic medication at high rates at some 1,500 nursing homes.
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A large majority of Americans support the creation of a national health insurance plan, according to a new poll.
Read moreHealth and Human Services touted two Medicare law changes proposed Wednesday by the Trump administration, saying they will enable specialty clinicians to share data with a patient’s primary care physician, coordinating better care.
Read morePresident Donald Trump visited the country’s largest retirement community on Thursday to announce new Medicare proposals, one of his first public appearances since the House of Representatives began its impeachment inquiry.
Read moreThe Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation sued the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in federal court for information on Medicare Advantage Risk Adjustment Data Validation documentation, used to gauge the accuracy of Medicare Advantage billing.
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Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders released a new plan Tuesday to tax the “extreme wealth” of the top 0.1% of U.S. households, which he says would help pay for his flagship Medicare for All health care proposal.
Read moreVacating a rule and remanding, a federal judge refused to dismiss the American Hospital Association’s claim that because Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar thought that “certain clinic-visit services … (were) too high,” he unfairly reduced the rates in 2018.
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A draft plan from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that was leaked Tuesday would overhaul how Medicare pays for prescription drugs by negotiating prices for costly medicines, curbing annual price hikes, and limiting what seniors pay out of their own pockets.
Read moreA federal judge in Washington approved a settlement Wednesday that will allow CVS and Aetna to go forward with a $69 billion merger.
Read moreA federal judge granted 75 long-term care hospitals in 26 states summary judgment for $20.3 million against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service, which created a “bureaucratic nightmare” by requiring paperwork without advance notice.
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Days before she takes the stage in a nationally televised debate, Senator Kamala Harris drew criticism from all sides Monday for a health care proposal that calls for a slow and gradual approach to Medicare for all.
Read moreMedicare could save $1.57 for every dollar spent delivering free healthy meals to frail seniors after hospitalization, according to a new study that comes as lawmakers try to restrain costs while promoting patients’ well-being.
Read moreThe top two lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee announced a bipartisan bill Tuesday aimed at lowering the cost of prescription drugs.
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Two weeks before the anniversary of the day Medicare became the law of the land, Senator Bernie Sanders called for expanding the insurance program to all Americans.
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