The coming collapse to Social Security as we know it
Most Americans count on and expect 'their' Social Security checks to be there for them when they retire. But the math tells us something else.
Medicare
Liz Weston: It's time to fix Social Security's tax burden
People on Social Security need a tax break.
Drug company Actelion to pay $360M in kickback probe
A pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $360 million to resolve allegations that it used a charitable foundation to pay kickbacks to Medicare patients.
Spinal-cord stimulators help some patients, injure others
Desperate for relief after years of agony, Jim Taft listened intently as his pain management doctor described a medical device that could change his life.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's fabrications on Medicare, immigrants
In the final days before pivotal midterm elections, President Donald Trump is painting a distorted picture of immigration while exaggerating his record of achieving economic gains for non-whites and improving health care for veterans.
Health care costs could plummet in Trump's Medicare price revamp
America is paying full fare for drug prices while foreign countries get a discount, Trump says.
Trump administration squares off with drugmakers over plan
Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump has announced a plan to lower prices for some prescription drugs, saying it would stop unfair practices that force Americans to pay much more than people in other countries for the same medications.
Trump says new proposal will lower some US drug prices
Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump plans to make an announcement on the cost of prescription drugs.
Rising drug prices widen gap between have, have-not patients
For Bridgett Snelten, changing her health insurance meant enduring wild blood sugar swings, bouts of vomiting and weight gain.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's view of 'Medicare for All' simplistic
President Donald Trump took a big step into the debate over the future of America's health care system with an op-ed column in USA Today that presented a bleak vision of what would happen under plans backed by many Democrats to institute government insurance for everyone.
Medicare upgrades its website ahead of sign-up season
Medicare is modernizing its website to make it more useful for beneficiaries, particularly younger ones accustomed going online for information from insurers, hospitals and doctors.
Groups say Medicare discounts threatened in opioids bill
Consumer and health care groups say they're trying to block the pharmaceutical industry from commandeering opioid legislation and using it to roll back drugmaker discounts to Medicare beneficiaries with high prescription costs.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's not-so-strong Medicare, economy myths
Eager to dismiss his critics, President Donald Trump is fabricating the circumstances regarding jobs, the economy and the social safety net.
Walmart, Anthem partner for over-the-counter drugs
The new program will allow Medicare Advantage customers to purchase over-the-counter meds from Walmart stores.
Trump brings ‘historic negotiation’ to Medicare
The Trump administration has taken new actions to lower the costs of medications paid for by Medicare.
HHS Secretary on the EpiPen shortage
HHS Secretary Alex Azar on the EpiPen shortage, efforts to reduce drug prices and the opioid crisis.
HHS Secretary on reducing drug prices through competition
HHS Secretary Alex Azar on the Trump administration's efforts to reduce drug prices.
Study: 'Medicare for all' projected to cost $32.6 trillion
Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for all" plan would increase government health care spending by $32.6 trillion over 10 years, according to a study by a university-based libertarian policy center.
Trump's top Medicare official slams 'Medicare for All'
The Trump administration's Medicare chief is slamming "Medicare for All," the proposal from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for a national health care plan that would cover all Americans.
Some tips for saving on prescription drug costs
Dr. Janette Nesheiwat explains what patients can do to find cheaper medicine.