For decades, it's been against the law for Medicare to pay for weight-loss medication. But that changed on July 1, with the ...

CMS wants to raise Medicare home health payments by 2.4% in 2027 while arming itself with sweeping new authority to remove “problematic” and noncompliant providers — and recoup their payments — across ...

The federal government has launched a new program to make GLP-1 weight loss drugs more affordable for older Americans.

The program, which will make weight loss drugs eligible for people on Medicare for $50 a month, is set to run for only 18 ...

Senior care coordination AI startup Hera raised $27M to expand its Medicare-billed platform, where licensed care managers ...

As the U.S. health care system continues moving from fee-for-service models toward value-based care, Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) is preparing future healthcare ...

For years, GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound have transformed the discussion around obesity — but left millions locked out ...

On the list of critical health policy topics that policymakers are currently focused on, drug pricing is definitely towards the top. Reducing ...

A 72-year-old in Phoenix needs a spinal cord stimulator for chronic back pain. Her surgeon orders the procedure. Before ...

A Medicare trust fund will run out of money in 2033. Experts say addressing fraud and waste in the benefit program would help, but benefits would need to be reduced, or taxes increased as well.

The federal health insurance program can be complicated. Here’s how to start, and where to find help. By Mark Miller Nearly 1.5 million Americans are projected to enroll in Medicare this year. If ...

Patients enrolled in some of the nation’s largest Medicare Advantage plans were denied requests for rehabilitation and other critical services at unusually high rates, according to a report released ...