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CMS Sets A 2. 48% Medicare Advantage Payment Rate Increase For 2027
6+ day, 12+ 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+ week, 13+ hour 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+ week, 10+ hour 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+ week, 4+ day 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
4+ week, 10+ hour 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
1+ mon, 1+ hour 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…...
Medicare Advantage "Dark Money" Group Attempts To Win Higher Payments for Insurance Companies
1+ mon, 10+ hour ago (1163+ words) By Fred Schulte and Maia Rosenfeld and David Hilzenrath March 13, 2026 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…...
Medicare Advantage Insurers Face New Curbs on Overcharges in Trump Plan That Reins in Payments
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (939+ words) By Fred Schulte January 29, 2026 Medicare Advantage health plans are blasting a government proposal this week that would keep their reimbursement rates flat next year while making other payment changes. But some health policy experts say the plan could help reduce…...
Sick of Fighting Insurers, Hospitals Offer Their Own Medicare Advantage Plans
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1235+ words) This story also ran on U. S. News & World Report. It can be republished for free. By Susan Jaffe January 26, 2026 Ever since Larry Wilkewitz retired more than 20 years ago from a wood products company, he's had a commercial Medicare Advantage plan from…...
These 3 Policy Moves Are Likely To Change Health Care for Older People
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1441+ words) This story also ran on The New York Times. It can be republished for free. By Paula Span January 23, 2026 Month after month, Patricia Hunter and other members of the Nursing Home Reform Coalition logged onto video calls with congressional representatives,…...