Social Security and Medicare are by far the biggest contributors to our national debt. The federal government spent $1.6 ...

Primary care physicians are often called the quarterbacks of healthcare because they coordinate and direct patients’ journeys through the medical system. On a typical NFL team, the quarterback is the ...

A new report highlights problems that leave seniors paying high costs for their healthcare and outlines how health insurance reform will strengthen Medicare and protect coverage for seniors. Health ...

During the last few weeks, we"ve spent a lot of time talking with Iowans about health care reform. We"re hearing a common theme: many Medicare recipients are scared. They"re scared their Medicare ...

The agreement lawmakers crafted to raise the debt ceiling and end the government shutdown also created a bipartisan panel tasked with coming up with a long-term budget plan which will likely include ...

Medicare pays for about 8 million surgeries each year, from joint replacements and spinal fusions to open-heart bypasses. To ensure that seniors get the best follow-up care possible -- and thus avoid ...

A national survey of adults over the age of 65 conducted by Harris Interactive for the National Council on Aging found that most seniors are ill-informed or unaware of important portions of healthcare ...

Urrutia said restoring trust in government, addressing issues of affordability and reining in executive power would be central to his approach in Congress.

As a reproductive endocrinologist in Sioux Falls, I’ve spent my career taking care of patients who trust me to always be ...

Medicare pays for about 8 million surgeries each year, from joint replacements and spinal fusions to open-heart bypasses. To ensure that seniors get the best follow-up care possible — and thus avoid ...