Trump"s Medicare chief, in Chicago, slams "Medicare for All" plan: "We’re not going to see savings. It’s actually going to cost more."

The Trump administration is dropping a plan to curb billions of dollars in annual rebates that drugmakers give middlemen in Medicare, a proposal it had said would drive down the prices consumers pay for prescription drugs......»»

Philipson has been a key player in the Trump administration’s efforts to lower drug prices and push back against Democrats’ proposals for a Medicare-for-all system......»»

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Fidelity estimates that health care could cost a couple $280,000 in retirement. That is, if you retire in line with Medicare eligibility. Leave the workforce earlier, and you'll need to plan for extra costs......»»

The plan, set to be released Friday, includes a number of provisions including require Medicare Part D plan share rebates with patients......»»

The plan, set to be released Friday, includes a number of provisions including require Medicare Part D plan share rebates with patients......»»

The plan, set to be released Friday, includes a number of provisions including require Medicare Part D plan share rebates with patients......»»

The president said he would promote more competition, but broke with the promises that he made while campaigning, like calling for Medicare to negotiate lower prices......»»

The president said he would promote more competition, but broke with the promises that he made while campaigning, like calling for Medicare to negotiate lower prices......»»

Consolidating all Medicare drug payments under Part D sounds easy, but some cancer patients fear they'll take a hit......»»

Consolidating all Medicare drug payments under Part D sounds easy, but some cancer patients fear they'll take a hit......»»

A push by the Trump administration to suspend an Affordable Care Act payments program could cost Minnesota insurers more than $70 million in expected funding this year.   The New York Times has a report on the move by the federal Centers for Medicare.....»»

Seema Verma, the Trump sdministration's Medicare and Medicaid chief, is charged with trying to steer a massive $1 trillion ship toward a value-based system that rewards outcomes and away from existing fee-for-service models that reward volume of care......»»

Reuters/Gary Cameron Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for all" plan would increase government health care spending by $32.6 trillion over 10 years, according to a study by a university-bas.....»»

Sen. Bernie Sanders is skimming over the facts in claiming that his "Medicare for all" plan will lead to big reductions in what Americans spend for health care......»»

4 ways to find savings on health care in retirement......»»

Roche and Bristol-Myers Squibb are most exposed among large-cap pharmaceuticals firms to Medicare Plan B sales, notes Credit Suisse......»»

Division President Lindsay Arnold Sugden said the density of the Medicare-eligible population nearby and a lack of primary care access factored into the decision to expand into Albuquerque......»»

Medicare insurance is a process, not a product. For many people, how much does it cost is the only question they ask. It's a logical query considering the many television commercials talking about no-cost Medicare options. read more.....»»

The Federal Savings Bank of Chicago is suing Paul Manafort and his wife, Kathleen, claiming they default.....»»