Medicare can work alongside other health insurance plans to cover costs and services. However, Medicare is often the primary payer, which means Medicare pays first, and another insurance plan pays ...

WASHINGTON — Doctors are staring down a cut to their Medicare pay next year, and while the news has united them in outrage, it’s also turned one specialty against another. Medicare officials last week ...

Medicare is trying again with another accountable care organization (ACO) payment model aimed at primary care doctors, but reactions to the new model are mixed so far. The voluntary model, known as ...

The Biden administration is launching a new model aimed at improving primary care for Medicare beneficiaries. The five-year voluntary model, called ACO Primary Care Flex, will provide a one-time ...

Sandy Thompson stopped working and qualified for Medicare based on disability at age 47 because of, as she puts it, “so many complicated [health] issues.” Now 61 years old, she’s been on Medicare Part ...

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 ...

T he calendar year 2026 Medicare physician fee schedule final rule takes steps to reorient payment toward the prevention of ...

Primary care providers in the United States are in short supply leading to reduced access to preventive and longitudinal care. A recent survey shows that wait times at primary care have increased ...

Medicare supplement plans, or Medigap plans, do not require a primary care physician (PCP) because these plans do not directly cover healthcare expenses. Instead, the primary role of Medigap plans is ...

Primary care physicians (PCPs) have been marginalized by Medicare for decades with low reimbursement rates for routine office visits which has led to the 15-20 minute office visit with 10-12 minutes ...

Medicare Part B — which covers outpatient services, but not direct primary care — isn’t free. There’s a significant monthly premium: $164.90 per month in 2023, whether you use it or not, and you still ...