Since the Affordable Care Act was introduced in 2014, more and more patients are opting for private insurance at dialysis initiation rather than enrolling in Medicare, potentially resulting in ...

While the number of physicians working with Medicare patients increased between 2013 and 2023, Medicare’s exit rates in rural and underserved areas also increased, according to a recent analysis of ...

The number of physicians who opted out of Medicare in 2012 nearly tripled from three years prior, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Physicians who opt out still represent a small portion of ...

Medicare, the federal health insurance program designed to cover people age 65 and older (and some younger individuals with qualifying disabilities), provides health insurance for many American ...

About 100 to 200 Texas physicians each year are ending all involvement with Medicare, up from “less than a handful” per year in 2007, according to a report by the Houston Chronicle. Data compiled by ...

Not all doctors accept Medicare. When a doctor does accept Medicare, this means they have accepted the assignment. However, there are still out-of-pocket costs for you to consider. There are various ...

Texas physicians continue to drop out of Medicare in response to declining reimbursements, according to new data and a Houston Chronicle report. A total of 164 physicians formally opted out of the ...

BURLEY — Some Mini-Cassia seniors may have a harder time finding a physician as more doctors continue to opt out of Medicare or limit the number of Medicare patients they accept.