Medicare

The pharmaceutical company spent more than $100 million on lavish meals, fishing junkets, golf outings, sporting events and speaker fees to influence doctors to prescribe its drugs, federal prosecutors said.

Ms. McGrath and John Hickenlooper, two moderate Democrats, prevailed in their Senate primaries on Tuesday. In Oklahoma, voters approved a Medicaid expansion.

Scammers are out to get personal information that could lead to identity theft.

Scammers are out to get personal information that could lead to identity theft.

For both parties, taking action to reduce the cost of prescription drugs was a banner policy issue before the coronavirus outbreak. Does it still have a chance?

Nursing homes across the country are kicking out old and disabled residents and sending them to homeless shelters and rundown motels.

Surgeries are canceled. Business models are shifting. Some of the hardest-hit hospitals may close, leaving patients with fewer options for care.

The pandemic pushed Medicare to make telemedicine more financially attractive. Now doctors, patients and regulators will see if they want to stick with it.

As visits plummet because of the coronavirus, small physician practices are struggling to survive.

As visits plummet because of the coronavirus, small physician practices are struggling to survive.

After the coronavirus, political transformation may be inevitable.

Long before Covid-19, poor care and lax standards were widespread and well known.

To achieve affordable health care for everyone, he should look closely at the plan of a particular former rival.

The coronavirus is forcing reforms that could change medicine forever if Congress requires it.

Looking to appeal to Bernie Sanders’s supporters, Joe Biden announced proposals to lower the eligibility age for Medicare to 60 and to expand student debt forgiveness programs.

Federal officials said Life Care Center of Kirkland may be dropped from Medicare and Medicaid programs if the facility cannot come into compliance with federal regulations.

The federal government has redefined a hospital to include tents and dormitory rooms.

With its beneficiaries among the most at risk for Covid-19, the agency is relaxing some rules.

Why are we OK with old people dying?

Congress passed legislation covering people’s costs for getting tested for the virus, but you could still face high bills for everything else.