Late in his first term, then–Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued a rule requiring Medicare to use MFN to buy certain high-priced drugs. Time expired on Trump’s term before it ...

President Donald Trump, ever the negotiator, is angling to lower drug prices through his Most Favored Nation policy. But will ...

One of the biggest discussions was whether the changes made to Medicare by the previous administration with statutes included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 would be kept in place or ...

There are several common Medicare scams, and it's important to know what to look out for to avoid getting scammed. Here's what to know about fraud.

WASHINGTON — The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security 's trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new legislation affecting Social Security benefits have contributed ...

Summary The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is the federal agency that oversees health coverage programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Senate Republicans appear less likely to try to make changes to Medicare Advantage as part of their massive tax and spending bill, Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said Wednesday. Cramer raised the idea … ...

Conclusion Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits can be beneficial for Medicare enrollees, but a lack of information makes the benefits hard to use and hinders informed plan choices.

Taxpayers will send an estimated $86 billion to Medicare Advantage insurers this year to pay for supplemental benefits for their members, or 17% of total payments to those plans. But how that ...

FILE – A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s trust funds have moved up as rising health care costs and new ...

Unsurprisingly, then, some GOP senators fear targeting Medicare as well, no matter the rhetoric. “We should not be touching Medicare,” Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told NBC News.

However, the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" seeks to change this by limiting Medicare coverage only to U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, certain Cuban immigrants, and individuals living in ...