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Seema Verma, the chief of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), called “Medicare for All” a “bad idea,” saying it would dilute the program for seniors and drain the federal government’s…

Health care experts discussed a merit-based physician payment system for Medicare at an event in Washington, DC, hosted by the Brookings Institution and the University of Southern…

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma and U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on combating Medicaid…

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar delivered remarks on free market principles in health care. He outlined why he believes the Affordable Care Act is not working for patients and…

In the weekly Democratic address Senator Tammy Baldwin (WI) talked about health care and health insurance plans.

In this portion of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) annual governmental accounting and auditing update conference, Government Accountability Office (GAO)…

Charles Blahous and Emily Gee discussed wheter a “Medicare for All” system could work in the United States.

Officials from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) testified on efforts to…

In the weekly Democratic address, Representative Stephanie Murphy (FL) talked about Medicare and legislation to lower health care and prescription drug costs.

Policy analysts talkecd about the state of the individual insurance market. The panel included two state insurance commissioners from Washington state and Maryland.

Paul Spitalnic, the chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, outlined the 2018 trustees' report and why Medicare is projected to be insolvent in 2026. Following his…

George Mason University’s Charles Blahous and the Urban Institute’s Robert Reischauer talked about a new Bipartisan Policy Center report analyzing the fiscal condition of both the Social…

Assistant Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Admiral Brett Giroir and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Kim Brandt testified at a hearing on how Medicare, Medicaid, and HHS…

Representative Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) talked about his Rural Health Insurance Act and federal spending.

The Senate Special Aging Committee held a hearing on health and retirement strategies for older Americans. Some of the topics included avoiding Medicare late enrollment penalties, resources…

Barron’s senior editor Reshma Kapadia discussed her recent piece on how to curb the cost of caregiving. This program was part of a “Washington Journal” series highlighting recent magazine…

Max Richtman talked about the future of Social Security and Medicare following the release of President Trump’s fiscal year 2019 budget.

Nathaniel Weixel discussed the Trump administration’s decision to allow states to impose Medicaid work requirements.

Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the question “Should Medicaid recipients be subjected to work requirements?”

Seung Min Kim discussed what changes the president and Republican congressional leaders are considering to the nation’s entitlement programs.