The federal government pays Medicare Advantage plans rebate dollars to cover extra services, including dental, vision, hearing, and over-the-counter drugs. However, a 2024 study published by JAMA ...

Medicare Advantage plans cost taxpayers $37.2 billion more than Original Medicare yet deliver similar outcomes. Researchers ...

Medicare Advantage enrollment transforms post-acute care, impacting home health, hospice and skilled nursing services amid evolving value-based care challenges.

In a hearing this week, Republican legislators appeared open to changing the privatized Medicare program — once a GOP darling ...

Fee-for-service Medicare's skilled nursing facility (SNF) utilization remained stable at 22.7%, unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the ...

Preauthorization is about to enter the lives of many seniors who have chosen traditional Medicare over MA, write former CMS ...

Medicare, the cornerstone of health care coverage for Americans aged 65 and older, was established in 1965 to protect seniors ...

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Premiums for Medicare drug plans are set to increase sharply next year, due to rising costs, regulatory changes and cutbacks ...