While most outpatient prescription drugs are now covered by the Medicare Part D drug plan, Medicare Part B will continue to pay for the few outpatient drugs it has always covered. Some of the drugs ...

Mitt Romney's selection of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as his running mate on the Republican ticket focuses new light on the congressman's plan to restructure Medicare -- the program that provides health ...

Confused about Medicare? We’ve got you covered. The Daily News asked Paula Muschler, operations manager for Allsup Medicare Advisor, a nationwide Medicare plan selection service, to answer some of the ...

Nearly 50 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly and disabled. The 2010 health care law, the Affordable Care Act, will make some changes to ...

You might feel as if others have a huge head start, and they may, but the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website complex is complicated enough that even professionals may miss ...

Federal officials have unveiled their roadmap to a revamped Medicare physician payment system designed to reward doctors and other clinicians for the quality of care delivered, rather than the ...

The proposed changes might make it a bit simpler to find a doctor who takes new Medicare patients, but it could lead to higher costs for seniors. (Photo: Shutterstock) Vowing to protect Medicare with ...