Medicare

Until now, the only staffing rule for nursing homes has been that they have “sufficient” staff, without specifying what that means.

But drug companies are trying to stymie the effort with a raft of lawsuits.

Loosened restrictions on who can bill the program for mental health services mean more options for Americans, especially in rural areas.

Some estimates put Medicare fraud, including elder abuse, in the neighborhood of $60 billion a year.

Dan Gorenstein of Tradeoffs explains what factors the federal insurance program will look at and what the next steps are.

More than three dozen states have legalized the medical use of cannabis products. But for some patients, it’s not an affordable option.

A little-known payment change could save the federal government $150 billion over the next 10 years.

There’s been a push for original Medicare recipients to switch to Medicare Advantage, but the plans have seen controversy.

Medicare raised premiums late last year in preparation to cover the drug Aduhelm. Ultimately, Medicare rejected coverage of the drug, with limited exceptions.

Over 40 million Americans with some form of hearing loss could benefit from the ease of buying a hearing aid at their local pharmacy.