Medicare

Just because progressive candidates successfully campaigned on some form of the policy in states such as Texas, Iowa, Maine and Michigan, it doesn’t mean government-run insurance will be an easy sell.

For older adults in the United States, the rising cost of healthcare is hitting where it hurts most — their pocketbooks. Here are some of their biggest healthcare concerns heading into the voting booth.

State Rep. Angie Nixon is running for U.S. Senate and pulling enthusiastic crowds as she campaigns. Still, it’s a tough battle as a Democrat from the left wing of her party in a deep red state. She talks about her plans.

These service providers, formerly known as geriatric care managers, can arrange a move to a senior living facility, deal with Medicare and Medicaid, recommend doctors, drive a client to the dentist, and much more.

For those navigating what can be a complicated process for the first time, “Here & Now‘s” Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Jill Schlesinger, a CBS News business analyst and host of the podcast “Money Moves.”

As the oldest baby boomers turn 80, researchers worry there won’t be enough room in nursing facilities for a rapidly graying nation.

The settlement describes how The Villages Health would go back into patients' medical files months later and add diagnoses - sometimes adding in monitoring, evaluations or treatments.

More cataract patients, wanting not only restored but improved vision, are paying extra for their doctors to use a laser when a scalpel would do.

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and older adults are at higher risk. But only about a quarter of patients eligible for screening are up to date.

CMS will require suppliers of ostomy and certain other medical products to compete for Medicare contracts, and patient advocates fear the program could reduce product choices for beneficiaries.

Ahead of World Brain Day, Dr. Marc Agronin of the Miami Jewish Health's Mind Institute discusses what access to memory care looks like in the region and why people should take care of their brain health early.

The FBI alleges Khalid Satary owned and operated diagnostic labs that billed Medicare for expensive and unnecessary genetic tests. A reward of $150,000 has been offered for information leading to an arrest.