Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pilot program in Texas and five other states will start on Jan. 1. It will test the use of an AI algorithm in making prior ...

A new Medicare pilot program will require prior authorization for certain medical procedures, using AI to approve or deny coverage A new program from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...

Shalala was appointed as secretary of health and human services under President Bill Clinton. Thompson served as secretary of HHS under President George W. Bush. Tens of millions of seniors have ...

This article builds on testimony the author delivered to the US House Ways and Means Committee in July 2025. In 1997, Congress created what would later become Medicare Advantage, then known as ...

Brokers who sell Medicare Advantage plans may not be telling consumers about all of the plans available, according to a new Urban Institute report. Brokers, who are paid by insurers, may be ...

A new Medicare program covering services for at-home nursing care for dementia patients has received the green light to expand nationwide following a yearlong pilot program. It’s a first for Medicare, ...

Medicare’s market for Part D plans has shifted in response to growing enrollment in private Medicare Advantage plans, and the number of stand-alone prescription drug plans available to original ...