Government health care programs would face deep cuts under a federal budget proposed by the Bush administration on Monday. The $3.1 trillion budget for the... 

Medicare’s trust fund will spend more than it receives from taxes this year, a report warned Wednesday. The event marks the beginning of what Bush administration officials... 

Nearly one-fifth of ill Medicare patients cut back on their medications to save money, despite being covered by the program’s Part D drug plan, a study shows. The report... 

Medicare costs for cancer are expected to reach $21 billion dollars for five years of care. That’s according to the latest data from the National Cancer... 

Newspapers across the country are carrying ads today promoting a government-run web site comparing the quality of U.S. hospitals. The ads, which cost taxpayers $1.9 million, are meant to steer... 

Twice as many uninsured people in the U.S. will have health insurance in 10 years under Sen. Barack Obama’s health care plan than under Sen. John McCain’s plan, according ... 

Federal officials unveiled a five-star rating system that for the first time ranks the quality of the nation’s 15,800 nursing homes that participate in Medicare...