Medicare

Three days after enacting a Medicare regulation that would have reimbursed doctors . . .

Two federal courts in the past two months have ruled that Medicare's coverage of skilled care does not require . . .

A growing number of Medicare recipients are spending days in the hospital before moving to a nursing home, only to find that . . .

Medicare beneficiaries younger than 65 receive fewer medical services, have a harder time paying for the medical care . . .

A journalist who covers retirement security issues has written a manual packed with strategies for achieving a happy and fulfilling retirement despite the dismal economy.

Medicare is launching a pilot program to determine whether relaxing its payment rules can help patients who require nursing home care after a hospital stay. . .

In a major change in Medicare coverage rules, the Obama administration has agreed to end Medicare’s longstanding practice of requiring . . . ...

As a result of the recently passed Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Medicare Part B premiums will rise only about 15 percent for about 16 million beneficiaries, and the Part B deductible will rise a similar amount. ...

If a beneficiary disagrees with a coverage decision, there are reconsideration and appeals procedures within the Medicare program, and the likelihood of winning is high.