Medicare Project: House Calls for Trail Seniors Cut Costs
The humble house call is being put to the test to see if it can improve care and cut costs for some of Medicare's frailest patients — and new data suggests it can work.
With Democratic help, GOP House ready to repeal medical tax, other parts of Obama health law
The House is ready to vote to repeal two pieces of President Barack Obama's health care law, despite veto threats.
HP Wins $147M Medicaid Contract in Delaware
The five-year contract makes Delaware the sixteenth state to implement HP’s InterChange Medicaid Management Information System.
More Government Waste Found at Medicare
Medicare is wasting taxpayer dollars due to a faulty law according to a new report. FOXBusiness.com dives into the details.
Clinton pushes plan to address rising drug costs, building on health care overhaul
Hillary Rodham Clinton is laying out a new plan to rein in the rising cost of prescription drugs, seeking to build upon President Barack Obama's health care law.
Liberal-leaning policy center urges disclosure, consumer education to curb prescription costs
With the public concerned about the high cost of new prescription drugs, a policy center that's often in sync with the Obama administration is coming out with new recommendations.
Anthem to buy Cigna in $54.2 billion deal that would create largest US health insurer
Anthem is buying rival Cigna in a deal valued at $54.2 billion that will create the nation's largest health insurer by enrollment, covering about 53 million patients in the U.S.
Social Security's disability fund to run dry in 2016; Medicare premiums may rise for some
Looking at the big picture, the financial health of Social Security and Medicare doesn't appear to have worsened.
Report Social Security disability fund will go broke in 2016, in midst of presidential race
The government says people who receive Social Security disability face steep benefit cuts next year unless Congress acts.
Health insurer combos may yield tech improvements for consumers but no price cut guarantee
The average consumer should catch a price break if major health insurers like Anthem and Cigna combine and cut their expenses.
Highlights of bipartisan Medicare doctors' bill awaiting final congressional OK from Senate
Highlights of House-passed legislation the Senate debated Tuesday changing how Medicare reimburses doctors.
As bipartisan patience runs out, Congress approves compromise revamping doctors' Medicare fees
Huge majorities of both parties in Congress have finally banded together and approved legislation permanently reshaping how Medicare reimburses doctors for treating over 50 million elderly people.
NJ Gov. Chris Christie proposing overhaul of Social Security benefits in New Hampshire speech
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is proposing an income cap on Social Security benefits as part of major restructuring plan announced ahead of a likely presidential bid.
In rare bipartisan unison, Congress votes final OK for bill reshaping doctors' Medicare fees
Legislation permanently overhauling how Medicare pays physicians won approval Tuesday from an atypically united Congress as lawmakers banded together to erase an irritant that has dogged them for years.
Congress and Obama to face off over GOP-drawn budget that takes a decidedly conservative bent
With Republicans muscling a balanced-budget plan through the Senate, Congress is positioned for months of battling President Barack Obama over the GOP's goals of slicing spending and dismantling his health care law.
Political momentum to fix how Medicare pays doctors reflects built-up frustration
New momentum for a lasting fix to Medicare's doctor-payment problem shows that lawmakers may finally be recognizing what has long bothered their constituents.
Obama says he's ready to sign bill revamping Medicare doc fees as Democratic criticism softens
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he's ready to sign "good, bipartisan" legislation protecting physicians from steep cuts in Medicare reimbursements as Senate Democrats seemed to soften their opposition to the package.
Marking 'Obamacare' anniversary, Obama calls for tying health dollars to quality, not quantity
President Barack Obama wants to cut health care costs by reducing inefficiencies like unnecessarily long hospital stays and excessive paperwork for doctors that rack up big bills.
Boehner, Pelosi see House passage of agreement helping Medicare doctors, children's health
House leaders say their chamber will approve a bipartisan compromise this week preventing deep cuts in physicians' Medicare fees and extending health care funds for children and low-income seniors.
AP Exclusive: House GOP budget cuts more into law-income health program to benefit Medicare
House Republicans quietly deepened recommended budget savings from the government's chief health care program for the poor by about $140 billion in recent weeks to offset part of the cost of higher payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients, according to officials familiar with the tradeoff.