Medicare
Hospital Safety Rules Are Relaxed to Fight Coronavirus
The federal government has redefined a hospital to include tents and dormitory rooms.
Medicare Is Updating Coverage to Help in the Coronavirus Crisis
With its beneficiaries among the most at risk for Covid-19, the agency is relaxing some rules.
‘Covid-19 Kills Only Old People.’ Only?
Why are we OK with old people dying?
Coronavirus Tests Are Now Free, but Treatment Could Still Cost You
Congress passed legislation covering people’s costs for getting tested for the virus, but you could still face high bills for everything else.
Don’t Rush to Dismiss Medicare for All
Readers, American and Canadian, take issue with an Op-Ed article.
Insulin Costs May Be Capped in a Medicare Program
If drug companies and insurers agree to participate, the Trump administration proposes limiting insulin costs to $35 a month for some older Americans.
Pelosi, Seeking to Insulate House Majority, Presses Plan to Lower Health Costs
Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan is aimed at distancing vulnerable Democrats from Medicare for All and other proposals being pushed by the party’s presidential contenders.
Coronavirus Highlights the Pitfalls of Health Deductibles
There’s a risk in cost sharing: It may deter people from getting needed care.
The Dangers of Medicare for All
It is pure fantasy to believe that the access and quality Americans enjoy today would hold if private insurance were abolished.
How Democrats Would Raise Taxes on the Rich
Investment income of the wealthy is a target that unifies leading presidential candidates and top Democrats in Congress.
How Democrats Would Raise Taxes on the Rich
Investment income of the wealthy is a target that unifies leading presidential candidates and top Democrats in Congress.
The Basics of ‘Medicare for All’
What to know about Bernie Sanders’s health care plan, plus further reading for the nerds among you.
China’s Health Failures Distract Us From Our Own
America’s health system has long been a mess, and Trump is making it worse.
Medicare’s Private Option Is Gaining Popularity, and Critics
As more Americans sign up for Medicare Advantage, detractors worry that it’s helping private insurers more than patients.
My $145,000 Surprise Medical Bill
What my brief glimpse into the financial abyss taught me about the American health care system.
The Health System We’d Have if Economists Ran Things
A survey of nearly 200 Ph.D. health economists finds them taking a few politically unpopular positions.
The Next Hurdle for Bernie Sanders: Nevada’s Top Union Dislikes ‘Medicare for All’
His Democratic rivals are trying to capitalize.
Florida Doctor Bilked $26 Million From Health Insurers, Officials Say
Dr. Moses deGraft-Johnson, who told investigators he wanted to one day become president of Ghana, sent nearly $2 million to people or entities there, court records show.
In Trump’s Budget, Big Health Care Cuts but Few Details
The president’s proposal can be read as a second-term policy blueprint. On the future of the Affordable Care Act, it’s awfully vague.
Trump’s $4.8 Trillion Budget Would Cut Safety Net Programs and Boost Defense
The budget, while largely a messaging document, reflects the administration’s spending priorities’ stark contrast with Mr. Trump’s Democratic rivals.
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