Determining the various costs of Medicare can be confusing. There are annual deductibles, monthly premiums and doctor visit ...

Older Americans have ways to protect against high out-of-pocket health care costs, but it’s important to understand the trade ...

Medicare Part D is a voluntary benefit offered by private insurance companies to cover some or all of the cost of many prescription drugs. “Original Medicare covers some drugs that might be ...

When you turn 65, you become eligible for Medicare, a federal health insurance program designed to help with the cost of ...

Original Medicare, the federal government’s health insurance program for older adults and people with qualifying disabilities ...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was confirmed today to head up Medicare. Here are five ways his leadership might change your ...

Medicare is big business. It changes a little or a lot every year, and millions have strong opinions about it.

Last year was a pivotal year for the pharmaceutical industry. Under the IRA’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (the ...

Medicare Advantage – the commercial alternative to traditional Medicare – is drawing down federal health care funds, costing taxpayers an extra 22% per enrollee to the tune of US$83 billion a year.

Providers are sympathetic to Medicare enrollees’ concerns but don’t agree on their role in helping patients find less costly ...

In addition to the Part D Benefit Redesign, the IRA’s Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (MPPP) went into effect beginning January 1, 2025. The ...

Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), signed into law by President Joe Biden in August 2022, the federal government capped prescription drug cost inflation and is negotiating drug ...