Medicare
The CBO's New Doc Fix Score Undermines the Case for a Permanent SGR Repeal
The doc fix deal is a bet, but not a very good one.
Bad Payments Rise in High Risk Federal Programs
Error-ridden programs paid out $125 billion in improper payments last year.
Dying and in Denial
A new book offers a powerful dissection of contemporary end-of-life care, yet misses the underlying problem.
Screwed by Seniors
The people expected to pay for Social Security and Medicare can't afford it.
Medicare and Social Security Tabs Coming Due
Unless we want to drown future generations in a sea of red ink, we need to have a serious conversation about the future of entitlements.
Why the Obama Administration's New Medicare Payment Reform Plan Won't Live Up to the Hype
The administration wants to save billions by overhauling Medicare's payment incentives. The evidence shows how hard this is to do.
Obamacare Goes to Its Caretakers: Another Top Health Official Steps Down
Marilyn Tavenner, one of the key officials behind Obamacare's botched federal exchange, is leaving her post.
Massive Scale of Improper Payments Show Govt is Too Big NOT to Fail
Medicare may be making mistakes 20% of the time, school lunch programs 15%, and the Earned Income Tax Credit 25%.
4 Reasons to be Pissed Off About Social Security and Medicare
These entitlement programs take money from the young and poor and give to the old and rich.
Medicare Collapsing Slightly Less Quickly
The conveyer belt to insolvency slows down just a bit.
Obama Administration Proposes Removing 'Protected' Status for Some Medicare Drugs
Antidepressants, antipsychotics and drugs used to help with organ transplants
The Humanitarian Shortcomings of the Affordable Care Act
Web problems can be fixed, Obamacare cannot.
Maine Hospitals Suing Federal Government For Alleged Medicare Underpayments
Say reimbursement rate was miscalculated
ObamaCare Fans Mull Ballot Initiatives for Medicaid Expansions
Try to force it in states where governors are resistant
How Government Killed the Medical Profession
As health care gets more bureaucratic, will doctors go Galt?
Six Arrested in Chicago Hospital Kickback Scheme
Charged with performing unnecessary procedures to bill to Medicare and Medicaid
