As envisioned, premium-based Medicare would involve giving money (with the amount
possibly means-tested) to senior citizens in the form of vouchers, which they could use to …

Higher-income Medicare beneficiaries would have to pay higher premiums under proposals
outlined today by Senator John B. Breaux, the chairman of a bipartisan commission seeking …

Hundreds of thousands of seniors are signing up for a type of privately run Medicare plan
that delivers traditional benefits without the usual restrictions on access to doctors and …

Although President Trump has pledged not to cut Medicare, House Speaker Ryan and
others continue to press for fundamental changes to Medicare, including converting it into a …

Editorial The Reagan administration's proposed 38.5% increase in premiums paid by
Medicare beneficiaries is shocking. The monthly premium, which will jump from $17.90 to …

Matthew Holt at TheHealthCareBlog. com raises a good question about Medicare's renewed
effort to offer medical savings accounts to beneficiaries: The Medicare MSA concept raises …

There weren't many surprises in the budgets each party released this week, but here was
one: Sen. Patty Murray's Democratic proposal had more than double the cuts to the biggest …

The CMS last week said it would raise its payments-and likely the ire of federal lawmakers-to
the 589 health insurance plans that operate in its Medicare Advantage program.Under a …

Democrats across the country are embracing a new legislative proposal that would end
Medicare as we know it and take away benefits that seniors have paid for their entire …

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) said this morning that his
committee will not take up a proposal this year to replace Medicare's defined benefits …