The move in health care to value-based payments has not solved racial health disparities. In some cases, it's even made them worse.
A bill expected to pass would prevent price gouging and limit how much older Americans must pay for medicine.
Why the media needs to cover what’s happening to the program with the same intensity reporters once covered the passage of the Affordable Care Act.
The push towards privatizing Medicare continues at the federal level, with the role of middlemen getting larger.
The White House, National Academies and now some members of Congress have called for nursing home reforms. Rep. Bobby Rush says corporations must be held accountable for pandemic deaths.
Experts say you should break it down, beginning with deciding whether a nursing home is the right fit, or whether this is the right time.
A USA TODAY investigation has traced a string of casualties back to one nursing home chain, Trilogy Health Services.
A seemingly simple question — how many nursing home residents have gotten sick and died — has often turned into a political minefield.
The state is on the cusp of becoming the first to offer all residents health care coverage, regardless of their immigration status.
Comparing Medicare plans proves tough sledding — even for a veteran journalist tracking such plans for decades.
