The 2024 Social Security Trustees Report projects the combined Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance trust ...

The average Medicare-covered nursing home stay is only 22 days, and Medicare does not pay for non-skilled assistance with ...

At least 80,000 people in Washington will likely be priced out of their coverage beginning in January, the Senate Health and ...

While home health care use among people with dementia increased between 2010 and 2020, among those without dementia use has decreased.

In the 2013-15 operating budget, Washington state spent $7.85 billion on Medicaid. Spending was evenly split between the federal government and the state. As part of the Medicaid expansion, the ...

The state’s largest Medicaid provider is laying off staff and eliminating positions due to financial uncertainty.

CMS issued the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, or PFS, proposed rule on July 14.It includes a 0.75% increase to the ...

Washington state’s Medicaid spending has quintupled, or increased five times over, since the 2013-15 biennium, according to ...

Humana could face $1 billion to $3 billion in losses next year, with the star ratings drop in its Medicare Advantage program.

Federal Medicaid cuts may reduce coverage, increase costs, and strain care systems across the U.S. Here's how it would happen.

By Brad Rhodes  Navigating health care and long-term care costs is one of the most critical components of retirement planning, yet it’s often the most underestimated. Many retirees believe that ...

The CEO of Horizon Health Care, a major rural medical provider in South Dakota, told News Watch that more low-income people ...