Last year, seniors picking Medicare coverage faced some tough choices. This year might be even worse. The enrollment period for 2026 Medicare coverage starts Wednesday, and it is likely to be a ...

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Medicare enrollment for 2026 opens on Oct. 15. Do you know what you earned two years ago? Your 2024 income will determine if you’ll pay the Medicare surcharge, or income-related monthly adjustment ...

Medicare Advantage, the private-plan alternative to traditional Medicare, may finally see a hiccup in its blistering subscriber growth. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage is projected to be 34 million ...

Thirty-four Medicare Advantage plans earned 5 stars in the MA Part C and D star ratings for 2026 released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services late Thursday. This compares to only seven ...

Medicare pandemic-era telehealth waivers expired when the government shut down. Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are informing some Medicare patients that they will be unable to schedule ...

TO HELP NAVIGATE THIS. MEDICARE IS SUPER CONFUSING. IT’S CONFUSING FOR PEOPLE WHO EVEN KNOW ABOUT MEDICARE. CHANGES TO MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS ARE COMING IN THE NEW YEAR FOR 77,000 GRANITE STATERS ...

The budget bill signed by President Trump suspended an effort to enroll more low-income older Americans in programs that assist them with rising health care costs. By Mark Miller Millions of ...

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Health care providers across the country are canceling telehealth visits with Medicare beneficiaries or warning patients they will have to pay out of pocket for appointments because Congress let ...

Leading health insurers announced Wednesday that they will scale back their Medicare Advantage offerings next year as the health insurance industry braces for decreases in government reimbursement.

Crucial health programs will continue to operate during the federal government shutdown, but many services will halt or be significantly less efficient as staffers are furloughed, based on contingency ...