For this column we’ll dive into Medicare and Medicaid, a pair of programs established back in 1965 that provide government-sponsored health insurance. The programs support people who traditionally ...

The Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) generated its second highest annual savings since the program began more than a decade ago. For the sixth year in a row, the accountable care organizations ...

Prices paid to hospitals by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services in 2022 averaged 254% of what Medicare would have paid, with wide variation in prices among states ...