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Thousands of Medicare Beneficiaries Thought Their Drug Plan Was Free. Then They Lost It.
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (1396+ words) Jude Pare and his partner, Diane Tix, live in rural Minnesota until temperatures dip below freezing, when they take refuge in Arizona for the winter. While away, their mail is forwarded. But Pare, 77, said he didn't receive any warning from…...
Democrats To Propose Bill Capping Out-of-Pocket Medicare Costs for Enrollees
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1092+ words) Sen. Ron Wyden and 14 Democratic co-sponsors plan to introduce legislation Thursday to cap consumers" potential out-of-pocket costs in traditional Medicare, resurfacing a long-running debate over why the program doesn"t limit beneficiary spending. Even the bill"s backers say securing…...
Medicare's AI Push Snarls Patients and Doctors in Errors and Delays
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (1288+ words) Bill Curry, 65, raises cattle on the same land in rural Oklahoma once owned by his father and generations before him. Each quarter, for several years, he has made the 2-hour drive to Oklahoma City for an epidural in his spine…...
Considering a Life Change? Brace for Higher ACA Costs
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (700+ words) Consumers contemplating an early retirement or starting a business should calculate how Trump administration and congressional policy changes could increase their health insurance costs " and plan accordingly....
CMS Sets A 2. 48% Medicare Advantage Payment Rate Increase For 2027
3+ mon, 10+ hour ago (137+ words) CMS originally proposed a 0. 09% rate increase but bumped it up following industry pushback. Other Trump administration news is on Trump Rx, ARPA-H, the immigration crisis, and more. More health news from the Trump administration " Stat: A Star Scientist Showed That…...
CMS Is Weighing Medicare Advantage As Recipients' Default Enrollment Path
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (135+ words) Individuals could still opt into a different insurance arrangement, according to Medicare Director Chris Klomp. Meanwhile, President Trump's surgeon general nominee is still facing pushback. Stat: Medicare Considering Automatic Medicare Advantage Enrollment" President Trump's Medicare director said Thursday his team…...
Rising Health Costs Push Some Middle-Aged Adults To Skip the Doc Until Medicare
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (934+ words) This story also ran on USA Today. It can be republished for free. By Sam Whitehead March 23, 2026 John Galvin knows he needs a colonoscopy. But he's waiting to schedule the procedure until December, when he turns 65 and qualifies for Medicare....
Medicare Issues Nationwide Enrollment Moratorium On New Medical Suppliers
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (228+ words) As part of an ongoing Texas Medicare fraud case, the federal government has imposed a six'month nationwide block for most new medical supply companies to prevent high'risk suppliers from entering the system. Plus: AI delays care for some seniors; Stryker…...
In Switching to Original Medicare, Beware of Medigap Plan Refusals
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (733+ words) This story also ran on U. S. News & World Report. It can be republished for free. By Michelle Andrews March 16, 2026 But there's a catch: If people want to move to original Medicare and buy a supplemental Medigap insurance plan to cover some…...
Dark Money" Group Angles for Higher Medicare Advantage Payments
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (414+ words) Yet about 82% of the comments are identical to a letter that appeared on the website of a secretive advocacy group called Medicare Advantage Majority, a data analysis by KFF Health News has found." The "dark money" group does not reveal…...