The October 1 shutdown disrupts Medicaid and Medicare administration, risking long delays in services though benefit payments continue.

It's got bipartisan support—and millions of Americans need it. But Congress keeps failing to lock in telehealth funding.

A multitude of federal functions will come to a halt if the spending bill fails to pass in the Congress. Some basic services like disaster aid, passport processing and loan approvals for small ...

Medicare and Medicaid continue during the shutdown, but key waivers have expired. Delaware leaders worry that ACA credits will too.

Doctors, hospitals and other health providers could see delays in Medicare and Medicaid payments during a longer-term shutdown.

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A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. By Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth Like millions ...

Medicare Advantage — a type of Medicare plan administered by private companies as opposed to the federal government — has come under fire in recent years for denying and delaying seniors’ access to ...

Medicare Advantage enrollment has surged over the past two decades, but insurers' enthusiasm for the program is waning as they shift from expansion to profitability, cutting benefits and leaving ...

Starting in January, Medicare will test out an artificial intelligence (AI) pilot program to decide whether patients get certain procedures covered or not. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...

President Lyndon Johnson flips through the pages of the Medicare bill so former President Harry Truman can see it. Truman originally proposed the legislation. Since Congress passed the big tax and ...

Imposter scammers are targeting Medicare enrollees, claiming they need to update their Medicare card, but it's really just a ploy to steal their personal information. Kevin Summer said he was ...