Stories Tagged as
Medicare
Medicare can be confusing, but where there's choice ... there's business opportunity
by
Jack Stewart
Oct 4, 2019
Insurance brokers have built businesses in educating consumers and selling them Medicare plans.
Rural hospitals expect to see a boost with changes to Medicare reimbursement
Sep 30, 2019
Medicare is increasing reimbursement rates for certain low-wage hospitals, but not everyone supports the change.
Why do foreign countries pay less than the U.S. for prescription drugs?
by
Amy Scott
Jul 9, 2019
The answer comes down to one key tactic: negotiation.
Here's how it works if you're undocumented and need health care
by
Andy Uhler
Jul 9, 2019
If a person without authorization to be in the U.S. can afford it, they can purchase nongovernment-subsidized insurance. But few jobs pay enough.
Many in the health care industry already lining up to derail 'Medicare-for-all'
by
Blake Farmer
Feb 8, 2019
Patients may like the sound of "Medicare-for-all," but for many of the hospitals and doctors who would treat them, it's a nonstarter.
GE has a long-term care insurance problem
Jan 1, 2019
Caring for the elderly is expensive for insurers and for families.
Will that extra money in your Social Security check add up to much?
by
Renata Sago
Oct 11, 2018
An estimated 67 million Americans receiving the benefits will see a 2.8 percent cost-of-living boost to their checks.
For public good, not for profit.
Our Social Security system is in even worse shape than we think, according to one academic
by
David Brancaccio
and Janet Nguyen
Jun 6, 2018
An economics professor from Boston University says that a new report on Social Security and Medicare is hiding the truth.
Trump unveils plan for cutting drug prices. Will it work?
May 11, 2018
President Donald Trump on Friday took the wraps off his long-awaited plan for cutting drug prices. In a speech, the president announced measures to increase competition and pricing transparency as ways to drive down costs, which have been spiraling. He did not put forward any plan to use the huge buying power of the federal […]
3 things to look for in Trump’s speech on drug pricing
by
Dan Gorenstein
and Janet Nguyen
May 10, 2018
The president is set to talk about his plans to lower the price of drugs on Friday.