Medicare

It's pretty unusual for two-thirds of a group of doctors to agree on something as controversial as a single-payer health care system.

With government already providing health care for a third of the population, why not make it Medicare for all? This should be a battle cry for progressives, says sociologist …

Dean Baker: As long as the wealthy can focus public debate on retirement benefits for ordinary workers, they can keep the focus away from the policies that allow them …

Author Peter Dreier defends his inclusion of LBJ in book celebrating social justice heroes, outlining the president's nearly unrivaled number of public reforms.

Medicare plans to arm itself with broad new powers to better control - and potentially ban - doctors engaged in fraudulent or harmful prescribing.

As one health care “donut hole” is closing, another one is opening up: The Red State Donut Hole.

The shifting debate about Social Security is one sign that the balance of power may be shifting.

Medicare's massive drug program has a process so convoluted and poorly managed that fraud flourishes, giving rise to elaborate schemes that quickly siphon away millions of dollars.

The video comes at a time when a growing number of prominent voices have expressed support for single payer, sometimes called

Dean Baker: Senator Elizabeth Warren's support for raising Social Security benefits could be exactly what we need to move the discussion of retirement income in a positive direction.