The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

Company's new wearable device will help diabetics eat right, lose weight

SAN DIEGO — San Diego's Dexcom, a maker of continuous glucose monitors, laid out plans for a new wearable device coming in 2024 for people with Type 2 diabetes who don't need insulin — a move that could help bring wearable health monitors closer to the mainstream.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2023

Is Debating Debt Policy Actually Terrorism?

The fight over the debt ceiling has foreshadowed how the policy debates of the presidential election cycle are likely to go.

Reason · Jul 4, 2023

Does Medicare cover cataract surgery? What you need to know

The answer, like so much about Medicare, isn’t simple.

Fortune · Jul 4, 2023

78 people face charges for $2.5 billion in attempted health care fraud, DOJ says

At least $1.1 billion was actually paid out in these schemes targeting elderly patients, high-risk and low-income pregnant women and HIV patients.

WEKU · Jun 28, 2023

Insurers are bypassing hospitals and delivering pricey chemo and other infusion drugs via third-party pharmacies

As they lose out on billing for such drugs, hospitals and clinics are trying to convince states to limit this practice, known as "white bagging."

Fortune · Jun 28, 2023

Our primary healthcare system is a mess. We have a plan to fix it

Millions of Americans can’t access a doctor or dentist or have to wait months to be seen. Let’s change that

The Guardian - US · Jun 28, 2023

Editorial: Inflation Reduction Act will add to the deficit

Massive government spending programs typically cost more than projected. At some point, one might even call it a pattern.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023

Analysis: 10 memorable moments from six months of divided government

WASHINGTON — The 118th Congress has delivered on forecasts it would not send President Joe Biden much legislation to sign into law. It also has delivered on predictions of fireworks aplenty.

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2023

‘Shame!’: 10 memorable moments from six months of divided government

House Republican infighting has dominated the 118th Congress, and chaos — not legislation — is expected to flow for the rest of the year.

Roll Call · Jun 27, 2023

Up First briefing: Russian rebellion; 'Cop City' protests; Alzheimer's drug approval

Yevgeny Prigozhin launched a failed rebellion in Russia. Activists in Atlanta hold a week of action against a police training facility. An Alzheimer's drug could be approved soon, but hurdles remain.

WEKU · Jun 26, 2023