Funding cuts and regulatory changes could radically reduce Medicaid, the largest program providing medical and health-related services to low-income people, as well as Medicare, federal health insurance for people 65 or older, and some under 65 with certain disabilities or conditions.

“Improving prescription drug affordability for Medicare enrollees is the core of the Inflation Reduction Act, and the next cycle of negotiations will continue to strengthen Medicare for generations to come," Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said in the news release.

Donald Trump has rescinded an executive order from President Joe Biden that sought to lower the price of drugs.

The new Trump administration should seize the opportunity to change the Medicare drug price negotiation program by introducing floors.

Researchers utilized the comprehensive score for financial toxicity tool to measure self-reported financial distress among 1500-plus patients with cancer or autoimmune diseases receiving charitable copay assistance foundation support.

The New Jersey Department of Health's website provided no information about the status of South Jersey Extended Care. A call to the Bridgeton property was not returned Wednesday. Relocations from Sterling Manor also came after the health department announced its intention to suspend Sterling Manor's license.

Seniors pay about the same or slightly less out-of-pocket for services under Medicare Advantage compared to traditional Medicare, researchers found. For example, Medicare Advantage beneficiaries paid nearly $206 for eyeglasses, about 9% less than the $226 paid under traditional Medicare.

The General Enrollment Period provides an opportunity to make up for a past oversight – the failure to enroll in Part B.

Many people may not know that Medicare has covered acupuncture since 2020 as a treatment for chronic back pain. Still, there are specific guidelines you must follow to benefit from this coverage.

California has various Medicare options, including Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medigap. Learn more here.

The gap between US federal spending and tax revenue is currently bigger, as a share of gross domestic product, than it’s ever been outside of major war or other crisis. Is that because spending is too high or tax revenue too low?