Medicare

Medicare is a government national health insurance program in the United States, begun in 1965 under the Social Security Administration (SSA) and now administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Most Medicare beneficiaries may pay more for drugs under the IRA - EurekAlert!

Medigap protection and plan switching among Medicare advantage enrollees with cancer - EurekAlert!

Trends in home health care among traditional Medicare beneficiaries with or without dementia - EurekAlert!

Study finds increase in Medicare Part D beneficiaries affected by insurers exiting the marketplace - EurekAlert!

Fiscal impact of expanded Medicare coverage for GLP-1 receptor agonists to treat obesity - EurekAlert!

New Medicare program could dramatically improve affordability for cancer drugs – if patients enroll - EurekAlert!

Trump Seeks to Lower Drug Prices Through Medicare and Some Imports

Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut

Endocrine Society disappointed in failure to extend Medicare and Medicaid coverage to anti-obesity medications - EurekAlert!

Trump Rejects Proposal for Medicare to Cover Wegovy and Other Obesity Drugs

Most older adults say Medicare and other insurance should cover obesity drugs, and many show interest in using them - EurekAlert

Senators Grill Dr. Oz on Medicaid Cuts and Medicare Changes

Dr. Oz Faces Senators at Confirmation Hearing to Oversee Medicare and Medicaid

Oz, Trump’s Medicare Nominee, Pledges to Divest Interests in Health Care Stocks

Medicare Advantage Exposed: Higher Costs, Same Benefits

Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs

Medicare rules may reduce prescription steering

New grant to UMD School of Public Health will uncover “ghost networks” in Medicare plans - EurekAlert

Drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic would be covered by Medicare, Medicaid under Biden proposal

How Harris’s Medicare Plan Could Make At-Home Care for Older Adults Easier