Security Gaps in Medicare and Medicaid
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Investigators say computer security flaws could lead to the disclosure of medical information on people enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid.
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Vulnerabilities in healthcare software often go unreported.
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Many cannot easily shop around for the best bargains on their drugs, as other Medicare beneficiaries are supposed to do.
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If your prescription drugs are covered by health insurance, you probably havenât checked the actual retail price of your medications.
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With a new Medicare drug benefit set to begin in 2006, Americans 65 and older can expect to spend a large and growing share of their Social Security checks on
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Many elderly Americans are unconvinced  that President Bush's plan for private Social Security accounts  would protect their children and grandchildren, an informal  sampling on Thursday found.
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The District is seeing more avoidable hospitalizations among children and middle-aged adults, a puzzling trend that includes insured and uninsured groups and raises complex issues of health-care access, quality and capacity.
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The Bush administration has no clear strategy to protect the privacy of patients as it promotes the use of electronic medical records, investigators say.
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A wide-area network operated by an unnamed contractor has dozens of weaknesses that threaten data used in the government's Medicare and Medicaid programs, according to a report released Tuesday by the GAO.
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The Bush administration is restricting the ability of states to expand Medicaid in an effort to prevent them from offering coverage to families of modest incomes.
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Millions of older Americans are confronting a temporary break in their Medicare drug coverage this month that will require them to pay the full cost of their prescriptions or face the painful prospect of going without.
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Some states are paying far higher prices than others for prescription drugs under the Medicaid program, but data that would help them get a better deal are kept confidential by the federal government, a new report says.
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WHAT'S POSSIBLE: Social Security disability benefits may not be safe from the across-the-board cuts that are likely in President Bush's proposal to allow personal investment accounts.
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Most elderly and disabled people on Medicare will see their premiums rise to $93.50 a month next year, a 5.6 percent increase that is much lower than had been anticipated.
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THE PROBLEM: Social Security faces a &#36;3.7 trillion shortfall over 75 years.
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A dispute between the state auditor and the Department of Social and Health Services over Medicaid finances might require federal intervention.
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The United States has the best health care system in the world, but financial barriers prevent too many Americans from getting the affordable coverage they need.