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2+ hour, 7+ min ago (860+ words) While many older Americans have struggled with the rising cost of living in 2025, an increase in Part B Medicare premiums in 2026 likely won't make things any easier. In fact, this increase packs a one-two punch that will not only affect health insurance premiums, but Social Security benefits as well. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced the monthly cost of Part B coverage would increase from $185 to $202.90 per month, an increase of 9.7%, CNBC reports (1). I'm almost 50 years old and have nothing saved for retirement. What do I do? Don't panic. Here are 6 easy ways to catch up (and fast) This increase is particularly noteworthy because Part B premiums are automatically deducted from Social Security benefit payments. And while the Social Security Administration has set its cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) at 2.8% for 2026, the additional cost of Part B premiums will…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago (914+ words) CLEVELAND, Ohio " Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans could take a financial hit, putting their health care in jeopardy, unless Congress acts in the next few weeks to extend expiring aid on federal insurance premiums. Access to affordable health care for millions of Americans was a bargaining chip used to end the federal government shutdown. Now, that access could be jeopardized, with potentially serious consequences, if Congress doesn't vote to extend tax credits that help pay for that coverage. "When you push someone off their health insurance, you're condemning them to not getting health care, and that could be deadly or impairing," said Dr. Arthur Lavin, a retired pediatrician and co-chair of Doctors Organized for Healthcare Solutions. "People get into accidents, they have heart attacks, they have strokes, they develop infections, they are diagnosed with cancer " no American should die for…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago (1090+ words) David Garza sometimes feels as if he doesn't have health insurance now that he pays so much to treat his Type 2 diabetes. His monthly premium payment of $435 for family coverage is roughly the same as the insurance at his previous job. But the policy at his current job carries an annual deductible of $4,000, which he must pay out-of-pocket for his family's care until he reaches that amount each year. "Now everything is full price," said the 53-year-old, who works at a warehouse just south of Dallas-Fort Worth. "That's been a little bit of a struggle." To reduce his costs, Garza switched to a lower-cost diabetes medication, and he no longer wears a continuous glucose monitor to check his blood sugar. Since he started his job nearly two years ago, he said, his blood sugar levels have inched upward from an…...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago (84+ words) [CENTRAL TO Israel's push is its effort to influence the rapidly expanding ecosystem of AI-powered chatbots. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)]AI in health insurance has led to an increase in denied claims, with 41% of doctors reporting that more than 10% of their claims are denied. AI infighting: Patients use bots to fight health insurance claim denials AI in health insurance has led to an increase in denied claims, with 41% of doctors reporting that more than 10% of their claims are denied....

6+ hour, 25+ min 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 in Texas recently invalidated a Biden-era HHS rule'that allowed the Centers for'Medicare'and Medicaid Services to examine'Medicare Advantage'plans'and the insurance companies profiting from them more closely. It's not surprising that Humana, a top-100-ranked company in the U.S. by market cap, disputed this rule and won the case. Insurers will continue to try to take'advantage'of the average taxpayer to boost their bottom line. But this ruling doesn't mean that the government should give up the fight to clean up'Medicare'Advantage. If anything " they need to get more creative about the solution. In practice, the system is all but broken due to misaligned government incentives....

6+ hour, 37+ min ago (416+ words) When the billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban talks about what his Cost Plus Drugs company can do to reduce prescription costs, his message is simple. In contrast, established pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies and their health insurer owners say they have the ability to "treat the whole person" because of their large networks of pharmacy and doctor choices and an added ability to manage diseases thanks to vast databases of claims and patient health histories that they have. So what was Cuban's response at last week's Forbes Healthcare Summit? "I would say we're treating the whole person plus their wallet," Cuban told attendees at the 14th annual Forbes Healthcare Summit at NYU Langone Health in Manhattan. "And do you really want your PBM to be doing all your disease management and all that, or do you want to hire the best provider…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago (291+ words) Digitally unified insurance systems can enhance transparency, reduce fragmentation and improve access under India's evolving subsidised health insurance set-up, according to a new study by the Goa Institute of Management (GIM), WHO and Gates Foundation. As India continues to expand subsidised health insurance schemes, the study highlights why unification of data and processes across different stakeholders is essential for improving service delivery. The study titled "Health System Reform Powered by Data Integration of Health Financing: Lessons from India, has been published in the prestigious journal Health Systems and Reform. India's shift towards unified Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) offers a unique real-world laboratory for understanding the power of digital integration. During the study, the research team found that prior to PMJAY, the standalone programmes each with different Information and Communication Technology (ICT) platforms, operational processes, and administrative…...

10+ hour, 12+ min ago (352+ words) PUTRAJAYA, Dec 7 " The People's Welfare Insurance Scheme (SIKR) 3.0, launched today, offers enhanced coverage to protect low-income households, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. He said the Finance Ministry had approved the scheme with an initial allocation of RM20 million, effective from Oct 1, 2025, to Sept 30, 2026. "For SIKR 3.0, the sum insured has been increased to RM13,500 for natural death, RM26,500 for accidental death, and RM13,500 for permanent disability resulting from accidents," he said at the closing ceremony of the Rancakkan Madani Bersama Malaysiaku programme here today. Anwar added that the Implementation Coordination Unit of the Prime Minister's Department will formalise the scheme through a memorandum of understanding with Prudential BSN Takaful Berhad. SIKR is a complimentary syariah-compliant annual group term takaful plan sponsored by the government, providing protection for 300,000 heads of households from the hardcore poor and poor categories registered with the eKasih database. The…...

10+ hour, 12+ min ago (352+ words) PUTRAJAYA, Dec 7 " The People's Welfare Insurance Scheme (SIKR) 3.0, launched today, offers enhanced coverage to protect low-income households, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. He said the Finance Ministry had approved the scheme with an initial allocation of RM20 million, effective from Oct 1, 2025, to Sept 30, 2026. "For SIKR 3.0, the sum insured has been increased to RM13,500 for natural death, RM26,500 for accidental death, and RM13,500 for permanent disability resulting from accidents," he said at the closing ceremony of the Rancakkan Madani Bersama Malaysiaku programme here today. Anwar added that the Implementation Coordination Unit of the Prime Minister's Department will formalise the scheme through a memorandum of understanding with Prudential BSN Takaful Berhad. SIKR is a complimentary syariah-compliant annual group term takaful plan sponsored by the government, providing protection for 300,000 heads of households from the hardcore poor and poor categories registered with the eKasih database. The…...

10+ hour, 43+ min ago (270+ words) Covered California, the state program that provides health care plans under the Affordable Care Act, is bracing for impacts if federal leaders don't extend COVID-19 era health care subsidies. Jessica Altman, Covered California's executive director, said the state program covers just under 2 million Californians at the moment. "We expect as many as 400,000 of our current enrollees may choose to go without coverage or try to find another place to get their coverage if these enhanced tax credits do expire," she said on California Politics 360.again." Covered California, the state program that provides health care plans under the Affordable Care Act, is bracing for impacts if federal leaders don't extend COVID-19 era health care subsidies. Jessica Altman, Covered California's executive director, said the state program covers just under 2 million Californians at the moment. "We expect as many as 400,000 of our current…...