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Kornwitz: Medicare choice can protect retirees, taxpayers
15+ hour, 58+ min ago (629+ words) Llewellyn King’s recent Herald column, “Medicare for All wrong healthcare fix,” (Sept. 5) makes an important distinction that has direct relevance here in Massachusetts: guaranteeing access to healthcare does not require the government to dictate a single mechanism for delivering it....
Hardy: Medicare Advantage funding must step up
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (276+ words) Last year, the Trump administration delivered strong Medicare Advantage funding that began to undo years of cuts. It was the right call — a recognition that 35 million seniors who choose this program deserve stable, adequate coverage. So the 2027 Advance Notice from…...
Editorial: Aging population a ticking budget time bomb
8+ mon, 5+ day ago (556+ words) Mick Jagger famously sang “what a drag it is getting old.” He should have added: “especially in Massachusetts.” The mega-rich megastar Rolling Stones frontman, 82, doesn’t have to worry about managing the basic tasks of daily life in his golden years,…...
Madrigal: Medicare Advantage long overdue for a checkup
9+ mon, 21+ hour ago (515+ words) As if shutting the government down in the name of health insurance subsidies wasn’t enough, a federal judge took an axe to another meaningful way to reform American health policy – auditing bad actors in Medicare Advantage. A District Court judge…...
Complaints about gaps in Medicare Advantage networks are common. Federal enforcement is rare
9+ mon, 5+ day ago (1360+ words) By Susan Jaffe, KFF Health News But government documents obtained by KFF Health News show the agency overseeing Medicare Advantage does little to enforce long-standing rules intended to ensure about 35 million plan members can see doctors in the first place....
Bartlett and Deacon: Full transparency, DC – publish Medicare rates
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (589+ words) The government shutdown fight has brought America’s outrageous healthcare costs back to the top of the news cycle. One of the fastest, most straightforward steps Washington can take to lower them meaningfully is publishing the Medicare rates it pays for…...
Medicare costs are rising in 2026. Here’s how to save during open enrollment
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (572+ words) By Elizabeth Aldrich, NerdWallet Nearly two-thirds of Americans (64%) believe Medicare benefits will be reduced under the current administration, according to a recent NerdWallet survey. For some, a reduction in benefits could be coming as soon as next year — along with…...