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Sen. Orrin Hatch and Reps. Joe Pitts and Tim Murphy requested Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare

(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) When a patient goes to the best hospital, he or she usually hopes

(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) At age 88, Elizabeth Fee looked pregnant, her belly swollen after days of

(By Emily Rappleye for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS is officially reopening applications for physicians to join two value-based care models

In Howard Gleckman’s Contributor column appearing on Forbes.com, he reviews the current state of long-term care and suggests ways to

(By Rachel Bluth for NPR) As drug prices have spiraled upward, tens of millions of generally law-abiding Americans have committed

Did you know that an estimated 57 million people are enrolled in Medicare? Click here to read about the ten interesting Medicare

(By Richard Harris for NPR) Two widely used tests to analyze the genetics of tumors often don’t come to the

(By Jenny Gold for California Healthline produced by Kaiser Health News) With Donald Trump’s recent appointment of Republican Congressman Tom

Medicare premiums, deductibles, and copays for the most part change from year to year and what you actually pay depends