Medicare premiums are the monthly payments people make to maintain their coverage. Individuals who meet certain income and resource limits may qualify for state help with their premiums. The Medicare ...

For many individuals, state-run assistance programs can help cover certain Medicare costs, including premiums. Eligibility criteria vary, but your monthly income and resource level are two important ...

Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also ...

Michigan is set to receive $173 million in federal funding for rural health programs. The funding, which is for fiscal year ...

On this day 60 years ago, the Medicaid and Medicare programs were signed into law by former President Lyndon B. Johnson. It was July 30, 1965, and both programs were established within the Social ...

A new Medicare pilot program will require prior authorization for certain medical procedures, using AI to approve or deny coverage A new program from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...

The federal government shutdown is forcing a reckoning for two remote health care programs because they automatically expired Oct. 1. The telehealth and in-home hospital care programs were both ...

PORT ANGELES — When 101 employees at Valley Medical Center in Renton lost their jobs in March after direct Medicaid payments to the hospital ended Dec. 31, Clallam and Jefferson county health leaders ...

If a new experiment pans out, Medicaid and Medicare could begin covering the costly weight-loss drugs that price out many Americans who might want to try them. After killing a Biden-era plan with the ...

An inheritance won’t affect your Medicare eligibility or benefits, but the extra income could raise some premiums or affect your eligibility for income-based programs. Medicare rules can be complex.