/tags/medicare Medicare en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:54:38 GMT /health/2024-10-31/blue-cross-blue-shield-texas-terminates-medicare-advantage-agreement-with-md-anderson MD Anderson said it was notified via a letter from BCBSTX earlier this year. Thu, 31 Oct 2024 17:54:38 GMT /health/2024-10-31/blue-cross-blue-shield-texas-terminates-medicare-advantage-agreement-with-md-anderson Kyle McClenagan /transportation/2022-03-21/transit-riders-could-pay-less-under-new-fare-proposal-by-capmetro The transit agency hopes capping fares and reducing how much people with low incomes have to pay will boost ridership. Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:01:00 GMT /transportation/2022-03-21/transit-riders-could-pay-less-under-new-fare-proposal-by-capmetro Nathan Bernier /2022-01-24/seniors-are-at-high-risk-of-covid-but-medicare-doesnt-pay-for-rapid-tests The laws governing Medicare don't provide coverage for self-administered diagnostic tests, including rapid antigen tests. Here's how older adults can get free tests anyway. Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:40:28 GMT /2022-01-24/seniors-are-at-high-risk-of-covid-but-medicare-doesnt-pay-for-rapid-tests Michelle Andrews /health/2019-10-16/how-will-reported-34-trillion-price-tag-affect-the-politics-of-medicare-for-all In meeting halls, rallies and living rooms across America, "Medicare for all" is an applause line. It is a cornerstone of Senator Sanders� campaign and� Wed, 16 Oct 2019 18:43:41 GMT /health/2019-10-16/how-will-reported-34-trillion-price-tag-affect-the-politics-of-medicare-for-all Dan Gorenstein /health/2019-10-16/comparing-democrats-two-plans-for-health-care-medicare-for-all-and-a-public-option This is the second part of a three-part series diving deep into the heart of the debate dividing Democrats in their efforts to fix the U.S. health care� Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:46:24 GMT /health/2019-10-16/comparing-democrats-two-plans-for-health-care-medicare-for-all-and-a-public-option Dan Gorenstein /texas/2019-09-09/study-shows-health-care-price-markups-are-highest-in-texas From Texas Standard:Johns Hopkins University researchers recently analyzed hospital fees nationwide and found that Texas had the country’s highest health� Mon, 09 Sep 2019 17:52:39 GMT /texas/2019-09-09/study-shows-health-care-price-markups-are-highest-in-texas Laura Rice /politics/2018-09-25/getting-a-green-card-could-be-getting-harder-for-low-income-immigrants-in-texas The Trump administration last weekend publicly released a draft of new rules for people hoping to immigrate legally in the U.S. Overall, the changes would� Tue, 25 Sep 2018 16:28:11 GMT /politics/2018-09-25/getting-a-green-card-could-be-getting-harder-for-low-income-immigrants-in-texas Ashley Lopez /health/2017-06-28/activists-stage-die-in-to-protest-senate-health-care-bill Demonstrators and advocacy groups held a health care rally and “die-in� today at the state Capitol to protest the Republicans� proposed health care� Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:45:11 GMT /health/2017-06-28/activists-stage-die-in-to-protest-senate-health-care-bill Amy Botelho /health/2013-10-01/listen-profiles-of-uninsured-in-texas-as-marketplace-opens Central Texas has more than 100,000 uninsured people � some of whom may decide to get coverage through the health insurance marketplace that launches� Tue, 01 Oct 2013 13:31:42 GMT /health/2013-10-01/listen-profiles-of-uninsured-in-texas-as-marketplace-opens /texas/2012-02-28/texas-doctor-charged-in-largest-medical-fraud-case-ever Everything’s bigger in Texas � even the indictments.Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted a Texas doctor and his associates on $365 million� Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:49:57 GMT /texas/2012-02-28/texas-doctor-charged-in-largest-medical-fraud-case-ever Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard