Liz Weston: Let's get real about health costs in retirement
You won't pay for health care in retirement with one lump sum.
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Social Security, Medicare threatened as birth rate hits 32-year low
Past projections for the social programs have assumed the higher birth rate would remain constant.
Want to retire with $1 million? Here are 7 rules to live by
We can help you formulate your own plan using the following seven tips.
2020 Democratic hopefuls would bring socialism into view
Since they started actively campaigning in January to become the Democratic nominee for president, the Democrats have been in a bidding war to widen the scope of government – dramatically.
Fraudster who used ice cream to lure seniors is sentenced
A New Jersey man who defrauded Medicare by using the promise of ice cream to lure senior citizens into genetic testing was sentenced Friday to more than four years in prison.
White House, Speaker Pelosi in talks on bill to allow Medicare to negotiate drug costs
Such a proposal could face stiff resistance from congressional Republicans.
Best age for Social Security retirement benefits
The big question is: When should you start collecting Social Security?
TV pitches for prescription drugs will have to include price
Drugmakers will be required to reveal the prices of their prescription medicines in those ever present TV ads, the Trump administration is set to announce on Wednesday, even as some insured patients can pay thousands of dollars for critical medications.
Johnson & Johnson CEO: US health care system best in class
Changes to the U.S. health care system should not underscore the importance of personal care.
Medicare Advantage insurers may get 'billions' in overpayments, study shows
Medicare Advantage payments are expected to reach $250 billion this year.
Trump admin rebate rule to cost $177B, Congressional Budget Office says
The cost comes from insurers raising monthly premium prices on Medicare plan holders.
Budget office: $177B in added costs from Trump drug plan
Budget experts for Congress say the Trump administration's plan to reduce out-of-pocket drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries will cost taxpayers another $177 billion from 2020-2029.
Budget office: Caveats to government-run health system
Congressional budget experts say moving to a government-run health care system like "Medicare for All" would be complicated and potentially disruptive for Americans.
CVS Health CEO rebukes 'Medicare for All' push
The pharmacy chain on Wednesday said higher brand name drug costs drove a nearly 35 percent revenue increase in the first quarter of 2019.
Amgen, Astellas pay $125M to settle Medicare kickback allegations
The two drugmakers are the latest companies to pay penalties for allegedly violating the False Claims Act
Social Security insolvency may lead to tax increases, MarketWatch columnist says
Social security insolvency may result in a tax hike.
FBI indicts CEOs, COOs in $1.2B telemarketing scam that targeted Medicare recipients
Feds said it was one of the largest health care fraud schemes in U.S. history.
Feds: $1B Medicare scam peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors via foreign call centers
Feds: $1B Medicare scam peddled unneeded orthopedic braces to hundreds of thousands of seniors via foreign call centers.
Trump admin offers Medicare insurers phase-in for controversial drug rebate rule
Insurers and PBMs say the rule would hike premium costs for seniors.
Drugmakers settle with DOJ over claims they manipulated Medicare program
The federal government prohibits drug companies from paying copays for patients on their treatments.