Medicare beneficiaries face higher premiums and deductibles, reduced services, and possible cuts to the program at large—but ...

A higher-than-expected first Medicare bill can be a surprise for many people. This often happens because the bill covers more ...

Jean Chatzky, a personal finance author and founder of HerMoney, has consistently emphasized the importance of informed ...

Policy experts say premiums are likely to go up for several reasons, including increased use of some higher-cost prescription drugs; a law that capped out-of-pocket spending for enrollees; and changes ...

There are two main ways to get coverage: either through original Medicare or Medicare Advantage. Open enrollment for traditional Medicare is Oct. 15 though Dec. 7. For people who have a Medicare ...

Federal Medicare overseers were poised this year to require Medicare Advantage insurers to send personalized mid-year reminders to enrollees who have not used the supplemental benefits included in ...

Will tapping your home equity cut into Social Security or Medicare? The answer to that question might surprise you.

For millions of Americans, including federal employees and annuitants, Social Security and Medicare represent foundational ...

Medicare launched a new program called GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) to support individuals diagnosed with ...

Compared with traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans are, on average, paid more by the taxpayer-funded Medicare system for covering each enrollee. Advantage plans also have more flexibility to ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage, featuring analysis and discussion from all stakeholder perspectives with the goal of ...

NYC retirees rally at City Hall to maintain healthcare benefits amid a proposed Medicare Advantage plan shift.