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3 big reasons Medicare supplemental insurance makes sense now
Not sure if a Medicare supplement insurance plan is worth it now? Here are three major reasons why it could be.
Vaccines Medicare Covers for Free
The U.S. is experiencing an outbreak of measles and is on track to have the most whooping cough cases since 1948; these ...
UnitedHealth Shares Tumble After Earnings Fall Short Due to Medicare Issues
The healthcare giant slashed its 2025 projections, citing higher-than-expected costs for people enrolled in its Medicare ...
US officials target undocumented immigrants using Medicare data
U.S. immigration officials and the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are seeking to use a sensitive Medicare ...
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How Medicare Advantage Is Helping Bend The Cost Curve
As policy makers consider programmatic changes that would restrict MA plans’ ability to manage care, they should be mindful ...
ICE, DOGE seek sensitive Medicare data as immigration crackdown intensifies
Trump immigration officials and the U.S. DOGE Service are seeking to use a sensitive Medicare database as part of their ...
Democratic senators call on RFK Jr. to keep rule allowing Medicare coverage of anti-obesity drugs
A group of Democratic senators are calling on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to keep a proposed ...
Dr. Oz’s impact on Medicare and Medicaid: Key insights for retirees
So far, Oz has been tight-lipped on what he thinks about potential cuts to Medicaid, dodging questions during his hearings ...
What Republican Budget That Passed House Means for Medicare, SNAP
Though the budget text does not spell out specific program reductions, it instructs key congressional committees to slash hundreds of billions.
Medicare Advantage’s ‘secretive maze’ of costly marketing and incentives needs an overhaul, Senate report says
The “secretive maze of marketing and enrollment incentives” surrounding Medicare Advantage costs taxpayers extra money and ...