3+ hour, 49+ min ago  (782+ words) Retirees may need hundreds of thousands of dollars more than they plan for to cover health-care costs in retirement, data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute finds. That's after accounting for Medicare, the U. S.'s federal health insurance program for people…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (206+ words) The Trump administration on Monday finalized a 2027 payment rate increase to privately run Medicare plans that was far bigger than initially proposed, a boost to health insurer stocks. The government will increase average Medicare Advantage payments by 2. 48%, or more than…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (440+ words) The standard Medicare Part B premium will increase to $202. 90 per month in 2026, up $17. 90, or 9. 7%, from $185 per month in 2025, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The increase marks the second-highest Part B premium increase in dollars, according to…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (996+ words) Medicare Advantage enrollment is poised to fall for the first time in nearly two decades, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The agency estimates that enrollment in the program will be 34 million in 2025 " marking less than half of…...