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Medicare???s Hospital Markup Is Costing Seniors | Opinion
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (255+ words) Sep 06, 2026 at 05:00 AM EDT Seniors and taxpayers should cheer for this proposal and demand Washington go even further. Seniors pay for this markup directly, as Medicare beneficiaries pay a 20 percent coinsurance for outpatient care. In 2023, for example, an epidural injection…...
Medicare Update: How Advantage Plans Impact Health Outcomes—New Study
1+ week, 4+ day ago (852+ words) Aug 25, 2026 at 04:14 PM EDT A new study is raising fresh questions about whether Medicare Advantage plans improve health outcomes for seniors with Type 2 diabetes, despite offering extras like grocery allowances, dental coverage and gym memberships. Researchers' findings published in JAMA…...
Thousands of Seniors' Medicare Coverage in Limbo as Deal Fails
2+ week, 2+ day ago (682+ words) Aug 20, 2026 at 05:33 PM EDT More than 64,000 seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans through Providence Health Plan could soon be forced to find new coverage after a deal to keep the plans operating collapsed. Providence Health Plan announced earlier this year…...
Medicare Update: New Bill Would Increase Payments Impacting EMS
2+ week, 2+ day ago (583+ words) Aug 20, 2026 at 03:33 PM EDT Aug 20, 2026 at 03:34 PM EDT A bipartisan bill introduced in the House would overhaul how Medicare pays ambulance providers, which some lawmakers say would prevent financial strain on emergency medical services (EMS) agencies in rural communities. The…...
Medicare Update: Millions May Soon Get Medicare Plans Via Costco—Here's How
2+ week, 4+ day ago (948+ words) Aug 18, 2026 at 12:45 PM EDT Millions of older Americans may soon be able to shop for Medicare coverage through Costco, as the retailer is preparing to enter the Medicare insurance market through a partnership with insurer SCAN Group. Costco plans a…...
Medicare update: List of insurers denying the most patients standard care
3+ week, 1+ day ago (647+ words) Aug 14, 2026 at 06:28 PM EDT Health insurers participating in Medicare Advantage, Medicaid managed care and Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace plans denied at least one in eight standard prior authorization requests last year, according to a new analysis from KFF. The…...
How seniors' Medicare Advantage benefits are changing: What to know
3+ week, 5+ day ago (343+ words) Aug 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM EDT Millions of older Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans have already seen popular extra benefits scaled back, with further cuts anticipated as insurers grapple with rising medical costs and tighter federal payments, according to experts. While…...
Map shows where Americans could pay more as insurers cut coverage
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1017+ words) Aug 07, 2026 at 09:49 AM EDT Homeowners insurance has become significantly more expensive and much harder to find in recent years as insurers continue pulling back from the most vulnerable areas of the country, according to a new report by the National…...
Medicaid work requirements are coming into effect–new rules explained
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (478+ words) Aug 04, 2026 at 09:58 AM EDT Aug 04, 2026 at 10:16 AM EDT Two states, Montana and Nebraska, have begun implementing new federal work requirements for certain Medicaid recipients, far earlier than the national implementation date in 2027. Under the new federal policy, Medicaid expansion recipients…...
Trump scraps Medicare Part D subsidy: What It means for seniors
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1086+ words) Jul 29, 2026 at 09:40 AM EDT Jul 29, 2026 at 09:42 AM EDT The Trump administration will end a program that has helped limit premium increases for stand-alone Medicare prescription drug plans, potentially leaving some beneficiaries with higher monthly costs in 2027. The Part D Premium…...