The COVID tests were piling up on Sylvia's front porch. 20? OK I don't, maybe more. I don't know. I lost count. So frequently that you lost count. Exactly. Companies were billing Medicare on her ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- For Janette Bissada, the cost of the pandemic has been high. For the better part of two years, the East Bay senior has stayed home, being mindful of COVID safety protocols and ...

A Tampa pharmacy has agreed to pay over $17 million after it allegedly submitted false claims to Medicare for ...

Medicare’s telehealth services are set to resume under the agreement to reopen the government, bringing back the pandemic-era ...

Nearly 1 in 4 adults age 65 and over who have had COVID-19 have experienced long COVID symptoms afterward, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Long COVID includes a wide list of lingering ...

The reopening of the federal government has brought relief for skilled nursing providers, though key questions about reimbursement and regulatory implications still remain.

WASHINGTON -- The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay ...

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries faced longer hospital stays post–COVID-19, especially when discharged to skilled nursing facilities, due to reduced bed availability and administrative barriers. A ...

People covered either by original Medicare or Medicare Advantage will be able to get over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at no cost starting in early spring. Under the new initiative, Medicare ...

When the Trump administration required nursing homes to report their COVID-19 cases, it also promised to make the data available to residents, families and the public in a user-friendly way. But some ...