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With the Fed’s indication of keeping higher interest rates this year in line with its commitment to bring down inflation to the 2% target, the odds of the economy tipping into a recession are escalating. Amid an uncertain macroeconomic backdrop, fundamentally strong dividend-paying stocks UnitedHealth (UNH) and PepsiCo (PEP) could…

In 2018, responding to a wave of overdose deaths, Congress passed legislation requiring Medicare to pay for services at opioid treatment programs for the first time.

A new benefit aimed at helping treat opioid use disorder can be hard to access for those who use Medicare Advantage plans, advocates say.

When Jerry Bilinski, a 67-year-old retired social worker, scheduled cataract surgery with Carolina Eye Associates near his home in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he expected no drama, just a future with better vision.

Some doctors and medical practices voluntarily give rebates on a bill if an injury occurs during a procedure, while others will not, a medical ethicist says. Here's how patients can respond.

Newly released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors, with some plans overbilling the government more than $1,000 per patient a year on average.

The Justice Department is appealing a September ruling that found the government failed to show how an acquisition by UnitedHealth Group would harm competition.

Taxpayers footed the bill for care that should have cost far less, according to records released under the Freedom of Information Act. The U.S. government may charge insurers $650 million as a result.

After 11 days in a St. Paul, Minnesota, skilled nursing facility recuperating from a fall, Paula Christopherson, 97, was told by her insurer that she should return home.

Despite the Fed's aggressive interest rate hikes, the job market remains strong. However, given the mounting recessionary fears, it may be prudent to invest in UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Biogen (BIIB), based on their solid fundamentals and impressive growth prospects. Continue Reading….

Health care providers, nursing home representatives and patient advocates say Medicare Advantage plans increasingly are ending members’ coverage for nursing home and rehabilitation services before patients are healthy enough to go home.