Medicare News

Under the healthcare proposals now before Congress, insurance company would no longer be able charge higher prices to policy-holders who had diabetes or cancer, became pregnant or was severely overweight.

The health care overhaul bill expected to come up for a vote in the House today would have wide-ranging effects on consumers.

In the past few months I've visited with thousands of Oklahomans who are concerned about how the health-care reform bills moving through Congress will affect their lives and their families' lives.

Throughout the health care debate, the majority of Americans have expressed their opposition and frustration with the president and his Democratic Congress' radical proposals.

Why else would the nation's largest lobbying organization, sworn to protect the interests of senior citizens, watch silently as Congress plans to cut Medicare spending by $400 billion to pay for its health reform legislation? Could it be that the interests of seniors and AARP are not exactly aligned? Let's follow the money.

An independent hearing judge today ruled that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan only should raise its supplemental Medicare rates by 3.8%, not the 36.7% it had sought.

One of every three people who died in 2007 in the United States were in the hospital for treatment at the time of their deaths, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Democrats in the House of Representatives scrambled on Wednesday to iron out lingering concerns over abortion in a healthcare reform bill that was headed to a close and potentially historic weekend debate.

Florida's Insurance Consumer Advocate said he is trying to find a lawmaker to help him ban a practice that sticks patients with big bills their health plans won't cover.

Even though the economy is still suffering and many small businesses won't be hiring for some time, some companies are thinking about taking on more workers.

When makers of heart defibrillators wanted Medicare to vastly expand the types of patients eligible to receive the devices, which can cost upward of $25,000, agency officials were skeptical.

President Obama showed up at the regular White House press briefing to spotlight two endorsements for the House version of the health care reform bill: One from the AARP, the powerful seniors lobby, and the other from the American Medical Association.

The AARP has officially endorsed the House Democratic health care bill, a major boost for the legislation two days before a historic vote.

Illinois officials are announcing free, one-on-one counseling services to help educate Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers about available insurance options.

NEW YORK_Managed care provider WellCare Health Plans Inc. said Wednesday it turned a profit in the third quarter due to lower medical and general expenses.

House Democratic leaders struggled Wednesday to strike a deal that would restrict the use of federal money to pay for abortions under sweeping health care legislation headed for debate on the House floor this week.

House Democratic leaders have presented a new health overhaul bill that melds legislation passed by three committees over the summer.

A look at key issues in the health care debate: THE ISSUE: Which former presidents have attempted comprehensive health care reform and why hasn't anyone succeeded? THE POLITICS: Many have tried.

Does anyone in Washington, D.C., tell the truth? Why should Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid be believed when he promised that states can opt out of a public option on health care? This isn't like opting out of sex education class.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that most hospitals will receive an inflation update of 2.1 percent in their payment rates for services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries in outpatient departments.