Trump admin rebate rule to cost $177B, Congressional Budget Office says
The cost comes from insurers raising monthly premium prices on Medicare plan holders.
Budget office: $177B in added costs from Trump drug plan
Budget experts for Congress say the Trump administration's plan to reduce out-of-pocket drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries will cost taxpayers another $177 billion from 2020-2029.
Budget office: Caveats to government-run health system
Congressional budget experts say moving to a government-run health care system like "Medicare for All" would be complicated and potentially disruptive for Americans.
CVS Health CEO rebukes 'Medicare for All' push
The pharmacy chain on Wednesday said higher brand name drug costs drove a nearly 35 percent revenue increase in the first quarter of 2019.
Amgen, Astellas pay $125M to settle Medicare kickback allegations
The two drugmakers are the latest companies to pay penalties for allegedly violating the False Claims Act
Social Security insolvency may lead to tax increases, MarketWatch columnist says
Social security insolvency may result in a tax hike.
FBI indicts CEOs, COOs in $1.2B telemarketing scam that targeted Medicare recipients
Feds said it was one of the largest health care fraud schemes in U.S. history.
Feds: $1B Medicare scam peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors via foreign call centers
Feds: $1B Medicare scam peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors via foreign call centers.
Trump admin offers Medicare insurers phase-in for controversial drug rebate rule
Insurers and PBMs say the rule would hike premium costs for seniors.
Drugmakers settle with DOJ over claims they manipulated Medicare program
The federal government prohibits drug companies from paying copays for patients on their treatments.
The federal government should default on its debt
A soft default is the least bad option. And we ought to bite the bullet now before we rack up even more debt.
5 ways Bernie Sanders-style socialism would hurt the US economy
Sanders and the other socialist sympathizers running for president must be clear-eyed about the limits of the federal bureaucracy that they are all too eager to put in charge of virtually every aspect of American life.
Time is just right for moving more Americans from welfare to work
Research shows that work requirements for welfare recipients who are able to work have powerful impacts on those receiving benefits, taxpayers and the economy.
Trump's cuts to Medicare hospital payments trigger an outcry
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump pledged not to cut Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid.
The Latest: Hospital groups protest cuts in Trump budget
The Latest on President Donald Trump's proposed 2020 budget (all times local): 8:25 a.m.
In Dems' 'Medicare for All' battle cry, GOP sees '20 weapon
"Medicare for All" has become catnip for Democratic presidential candidates and many lawmakers, yet Republicans prepping for next year's congressional races are also flocking to it — for entirely different reasons.
Socialism & capitalism can coexist, Democratic strategist says
Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez out of touch?
Sanders' 'Medicare for All' expands long-term care benefits
Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising the stakes of the "Medicare-for-all" debate by expanding his proposal to include long-term care.
Grassley: 'Secrecy' on high drug prices must end
Pharmacy benefit managers are really raking it in.
Democrats want government to have power over the patient: Sen. Bill Cassidy
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says the proposed "Medicare-for-all" bill will work for no one.