Insurance, Medicare and Medicaid

Covid-19’s unrelenting spread exposed deep, systemic problems with the quality of care — or lack thereof — at nursing homes...

Starting in January, California will embark on an ambitious experiment to control asthma in its most vulnerable patients. Medi-Cal will...

In West Virginia, one of the most heavily Republican states in the country, oral health advocates and progressives say it’s...

Should insurers pay for “audio-only” visits? And, if they do, should they pay the same reimbursement rate as when a...

Switching seniors to Medicare Advantage plans has cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars more than keeping them in original...

Finding the best private Medicare drug or medical insurance plan among dozens of choices is tough enough without throwing misleading...

Those who have instead opted for traditional Medicare face a critical decision about private insurance. Too often the import of...

President Joe Biden’s mammoth domestic spending bill would add hearing benefits to the traditional Medicare program — one of three...

Across the country, medical directors of skilled nursing and long-term care sites say they’ve been scrambling to obtain doses of...

Health equity advocates see President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to provide dental coverage to...