Politics Dec 09 HHS defends Trump appointee over lost jewelry claim The government on Monday defended a top Trump administration health official who sought a reimbursement from taxpayers of $47,000, reportedly including a $5,900 Ivanka Trump-brand pendant, for items stolen during a work-related trip. By Associated Press
Making Sen$e Dec 03 Medicare’s open enrollment can be confusing. Here are some last-minute tips. Medicare’s annual open enrollment period ends on Dec. 7. By Philip Moeller
Making Sen$e Oct 03 Column: What seniors should know about Trump’s Medicare executive order The executive order has been billed as the president’s alternative to Democrats’ Medicare for All plans. By Philip Moeller
Making Sen$e May 16 Why drug prices listed in TV ads might not be what you pay The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is requiring drug makers to include “list prices” in television ads for all medicines covered by Medicare or Medicaid that cost $35 or more. By Arlene Weintraub
Oct 17 Medicare open enrollment has begun. Here’s how to navigate your options By Philip Moeller The 43 million people who use private Medicare Advantage plans will likely need to use the online Plan Finder tool to evaluate plans during in the 2019 enrollment period, which runs through Dec. 7. Continue reading
Apr 26 Medicare’s contractors approve $41 billion in billing errors. What’s being done to fix it? By Philip Moeller Why doesn’t the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services discipline Medicare Administrative Contractors for billing errors?… Continue reading
Mar 13 Trump pick Seema Verma sworn in to head Medicare and Medicaid By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Donald Trump's pick to run Medicare and Medicaid won confirmation Monday from a divided Senate as lawmakers braced for another epic battle over the government's role in health care and society's responsibility toward the vulnerable. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 2:38 Trump announces administration health officials By PBS NewsHour President-elect Donald Trump chose orthopedist and six-term Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, and health policy expert Seema Verma to head Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Meanwhile, Mr. Trump’s pick for… Continue watching
Oct 14 Medicare unveils far-reaching overhaul of doctors’ pay By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Medicare on Friday unveiled a far-reaching overhaul of how it compensates doctors and other clinicians. Continue reading