The Latest Breaking News from Medicare

Medicare coverage for at-home COVID-19 tests has ended, but the scams spawned by the temporary pandemic benefit could have lingering consequences for seniors.

Though supplemental benefits often draw seniors to Medicare Advantage plans, insurance experts question their value.

Millions of patients and their caregivers breathed a collective sigh of relief when drugmaker Eli Lilly recently announced its new experimental Alzheimer’s medication appears to slow cognitive decline by 35%. The Food and Drug Administration could approve the new treatment, donanemab, as soon as this year.

Hundreds of Australian families are on long waitlists to see a paediatrician and specialists say an overhaul is urgently needed.

To preserve access to care and protect the long-term viability of our Chicagoland hospitals, an increase in Medicaid/Medicare reimbursement is necessary, leaders of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce write.

Some seniors got dozens of COVID tests they never ordered. Bad actors may have used seniors' Medicare information to improperly bill the federal government — and could do it again, investigators say.

It is time to end the international embarrassment of the US being the only major country that does not guarantee healthcare

If assisted reproductive technology is going to help our future fertility problems, should the government be helping women cover the costs of this pricey procedure? Some doctors say yes, others say it's a "can of worms".

'I didn't have enough to pay myself.'

The way Anna sees it, she is putting her money towards a dream that is very important to her, the same way her friends are saving up for houses or holidays.

Tuesday's federal budget included a $5.7 billion boost for general practice, but that's not all the budget had in store for primary health care. Let's take a look at everything that's been announced and what it could mean for you and your health.