Fifteen prescription medications will be the focus of federal price negotiations that could lower prices for Medicare ...

WASHINGTON -- The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay ...

Open enrollment for Medicare goes from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 each year, when Medicare beneficiaries choose their coverage for the next plan year. As Medicare enrollees contemplate their choices for 2022, ...

Medicare selects Botox and Trulicity among 15 high-cost drugs for price negotiations under new federal authority, with lower ...

In 2022, more Medicare Advantage plans will offer nonmedical supplemental benefits that address various social determinants of health such as meals, nutrition, transportation and in-home support ...

Hospitals charged commercial insurers and employers rates 254% higher, on average, than what Medicare paid for the same services in 2022, according to a Rand Corp. report published May 13. The study ...

Prices paid to hospitals by employers and private insurers for both inpatient and outpatient services in 2022 averaged 254% of what Medicare would have paid, with wide variation in prices among states ...

Since 2021, health systems and insurers have been required to post pricing information for their 300 most common procedures as the government pushes to make healthcare prices more transparent. However ...

Objective: To address concerns about payment adequacy in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, a 2017 federal policy change increased risk scores and associated capitated payments for community-dwelling ...

Premiums remain the largest component of out-of-pocket spending for most retirees. In 2022, the median retiree spent $5,444 ...