Managed Care/Medicare

The Bush administration proposed on Thursday to crack down on the aggressive marketing of private Medicare insurance plans by outlawing unsolicited visits and telephone calls

Mr. McCain, has emphasized a free-market approach that he said would lower health care costs and make insurance affordable....

Less than a third of employers offer retiree health benefits, down from almost half in 1993, according to a survey

Employers and patients in corporate health plans are not the only ones affected by the soaring prices of specialty drugs. Enrollees in Medicare drug plans are also feeling the pressure.

The UnitedHealth Group, the largest United States insurer, is recommending that patients stay on the cholesterol pill Vytorin because the company has found "no safety issues",

Kerry Weems and staff attend private agents' pitches to check for accuracy

In 2006, the first year of the new drug benefit, more than 1,100 community pharmacies closed shop

Insurers and payers believe that more comparative information on medical treatments will save money and improve care...

The number of Medicare Part D subscribers who fall into the coverage gap looks smaller than was feared. Will that fact fall into the gap inside the Beltway?