Original Medicare will launch a multi-state pilot program requiring prior authorization for certain devices, procedures, and ...

You don't have to use the Medicare insurance; you can still use your work coverage, but you have to sign up and defer coverage.

For the 12th time on Wednesday, Senate Democrats blocked Republicans' short-term funding bill to reopen the government.

The president turned down a meeting with Democratic leadership until the government reopens as the shutdown continues for the ...

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the ...

The ongoing federal shutdown is disrupting essential services in Michigan, such as Great Lakes research and EPA water quality ...

One researcher called the shutdown “a crisis in slow motion” and multiple officials said cuts will worsen if the shutdown ...

Medicare beneficiaries may have better health care, depending on the state where they live. Beneficiaries in rural states, in ...

As the government shutdown continues into Day 21, it also ties the record for the second longest shutdown in U.S. history.

Iowa's all-Republican U.S. House delegation is urging Senate Democrats to back a bipartisan plan to reopen the government, ...

The Senate will reconvene and vote on Monday at 5:30 p.m. ET for the 11th time to end the government shutdown. If the bill ...

Annual changes in Medicare rules, costs and benefits can be challenging, but for the more than 68 million Americans 65 and ...