Medicare News Blog

Public awareness is raised, as are concerns about insurance coverage for preventive mastectomies.

The Bayonne Medical Center charged Medicare the highest amounts in the country for nearly one-quarter of the most common hospital treatments, a New York Times analysis of 2011 data shows.

Consumers need a clearer picture of costs to make rational decisions about medical care.

The vote was 91 to 7 for Marilyn B. Tavenner, acting leader of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services since December 2011.

Delaying steps to rein in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid means delaying significant attempts to curb the size of the government.

No, the slowdown in cost inflation hasn’t undercut the conservative position on health care reform.

No, the slowdown in cost inflation hasn’t undercut the conservative position on health care reform.

An annual estimate of medical costs in retirement fell this year, Fidelity Investments says, but the overall cost remains daunting.

An annual estimate of medical costs in retirement fell this year, Fidelity Investments says, but the overall cost remains daunting.

Two doctors and a former hospital executive respond to a front-page article.

A lucky stroke reveals big gaps in how our health care system diagnoses and treats the country’s biggest source of disability.

Readers respond to a column by Ross Douthat, “What Health Insurance Doesn’t Do.”

How American hospitals reach their pricing policies could make you laugh, if you’re not a patient, an economist writes.

Data being released for the first time shows that hospitals charge Medicare wildly differing amounts for the same procedure, often far above what Medicare typically reimburses.

Data being released for the first time shows that hospitals charge Medicare wildly differing amounts for the same procedure, often far above what Medicare typically reimburses.