Medicare

Possibly resolving one of the most contentious issues before Congress, key senators have announced a compromise drug benefit plan that would cover all Medicare beneficiaries, regardless of whether they join private health care plans. More . . .

Starting January 1, 2005, Medicare will provide coverage for three new preventive benefits under Part B. The new be...

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Mark McClellan, currently commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, to be the ...

Medicare provides limited coverage of ambulance services. If you go to a hospital or nursing home by ambulance, the...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that those answering calls to Medicare&#39s toll-free hotline a...

A new report on the effects of the upcoming Medicare drug benefit predicts that the low-income Medicare population w...

Half of America's seniors and people with disabilities are at risk of losing some health benefits as a result of the...

Visitors to the Medicare Web site can now compare prices for similar drugs used to treat common diseases such as hig...