In this retrospective cohort study, the researchers examined the association of hospice care with Medicare plan switching among individuals who died with advanced cancer.

If passed, the Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act would establish a national standard of care for cancer survivors.

Black patients with early-stage lung cancer were less likely to receive curative treatment than White patients, despite all having Medicare coverage, study finds. Dr. Olivia Lynch, a postdoctoral ...

Image-guided superficial radiation therapy remains a higher-cost treatment than Mohs surgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer, a retrospective study shows.

I'm retiring Jan. 1, 2027, and beginning to research what is the right Medicare option for me and my wife, Jennifer, who is receiving breast cancer treatment.

Continuous Medicare Advantage coverage was associated with higher last-year hospice enrollment (74.8%) and a ...

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Adults ages 50 through 64 faced some of the steepest increases in out-of-pocket costs for Obamacare plans after a set of ...

Brvenik, 44, was diagnosed in 2024 with leiomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. A property manager in Lake ...

A neurologist explains how insurance companies deny or delay Alzheimer's treatments, causing irreversible cognitive decline ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is taking his battle against ultra-processed foods to the hospital ...

States are eliminating out-of-pocket costs for follow-up cancer tests, aiming to reduce delays, improve early detection, and address racial and income-based disparities in care.