Ahead of the scheduled vote today, critics of the budget have warned that should the budget get approved, it would result in the "gutting" of Medicaid.

Similar to FEMA, federally funded programs like Medicare, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and others provide social assistance like ...

Some states, including Minnesota, Hawaii and Montana, had the highest quality, most affordable health care, according to the ...

The US Index of Consumer Sentiment — published monthly by the University of Michigan to measure consumer sentiments on personal finance, business and other topics — has been declining since January, ...

What Is the Average Retirement Age in the U.S.? Every day, about 11,200 Americans exit the workforce. Although the average retirement age is 62, according to a 2024 Mass Mutual survey, it can be hard ...

In 2023, Medical News Today reports that the total expenditures for Medicare were around $1 trillion. This money came from ...

Health plans are urging the Trump administration to reject a proposal from the final days of the Biden presidency that would require Medicare and Medicaid to cover anti-obesity drugs, including ...

Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the University at Albany. As a member of CNET's How To team, he writes about the intersection of policy, information and technology, and ...

Former television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, may have significantly underpaid his Medicare and Social ...

Former heart surgeon and television host Dr. Mehmet Oz testified Friday before the Senate Finance Committee over his nomination to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under ...

In February 2025, a rumor spread that Medicare would stop covering telehealth services — which allow patients to access health care remotely using digital technology — as of April 1 ...