Medicare & Medicaid

A roundup of priorities, current trends, concerns and improvements in primary care around the United States.

The Department of Health and Human Services initiates voluntary separation incentives as part of federal cost-cutting measures.

Restoring pay had majority support, but medical associations blast federal budget for ignoring that, jeopardizing patient access.

West Health and Gallup survey highlights growing concerns over medical debt across income and demographic groups.

Reimbursement based on Medicare Economic Index, updated cost data, settings all in play.

Doctors groups from 50 states join in missive to lawmakers.

Physicians drumming up support to counter 2.83% cut that started in January.

Legislation would extend flexibilities for Medicare; online petition gains 21,000 signatures of support.

What physicians and patients need to know about Medicaid, its history, and Trump's plans to cut hundreds of billions from the program.

Both sides support revising laws for PBM market, but Democrats and Republicans disagree on potential Medicaid changes.

A discussion about primary care with the president of the Milbank Memorial Fund.

A discussion about primary care with the president of the Milbank Memorial Fund.

A discussion about primary care with the president of the Milbank Memorial Fund.

NIHCM hosts online forum with prescriptions to help a sector of health care that is in crisis.

A discussion about primary care with the president of the Milbank Memorial Fund.

A discussion about primary care with the president of the Milbank Memorial Fund.

A discussion about primary care with the president of the Milbank Memorial Fund.

A discussion about primary care with the president of the Milbank Memorial Fund.

A discussion about primary care with the leader of the Milbank Memorial Fund.

Deadline is at end of March, but American Telemedicine Association notes telehealth has had strong bipartisan support.

White House, HHS mull over new leadership for health care fraud enforcement.

U.S. health care system gets failing grade for supporting primary care, say Milbank Memorial Fund and the Physicians Foundation.

Some enrollments were costing the government more than $3,000 per enrollee

Research estimates health care spending by conditions, age, types of care, down to county level.

Several leading physician groups issued a statement in support of the Medicaid program amid proposals to implement budget cuts, structural changes.

Bargaining for widely used prescription drugs may save money for Medicare, but AAR wants seniors to see better prices at the pharmacy counter.

A discussion about the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program with Adina Lasser, director of public policy and government affairs with the Alliance for Aging Research.

House Ways and Means Committee considers suggestions on Making America Healthy Again.

A discussion about the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program with Adina Lasser, director of public policy and government affairs with the Alliance for Aging Research.

A discussion about the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program with Adina Lasser, director of public policy and government affairs with the Alliance for Aging Research.