Enrollment in MA plans linked to health systems increased by 54.1 percent, from 2.6 million in 2016 (the first year of our data) to 4.0 million in 2022. During the same period, MA enrollment in plans ...

We will be probably be “Riding the Storm Out” for another two years as insurance companies try to keep their Medicare Drug Plans and Medicare Advantage Plans afloat. This year marks the 20th ...

Private Medicare Advantage can include more types of coverage than traditional plans, but it doesn't necessarily deliver more ...

Nearly 69 million Americans who are disabled or 65 or older receive health insurance through Medicare. Most of them must ...

People tend to like their Medicare Advantage plans — until they don’t. Consider the case of Rose LaChapelle, who says the Medicare Advantage plan that was supposed to provide care for her 92-year-old ...

Headshot courtesy The Fussell Group. Lower Out of Pocket Drug Costs starting in 2025? Yes! Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket costs for Part D prescription drugs will be capped at $2,000 annually.

Medicare recipients face higher out-of-pocket costs and fewer Part D options as enrollment begins Wednesday through Dec. 7, ...

The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices and cap out-of-pocket costs, lowering costs for older Americans. The law does not cut any benefits for Medicare recipients.

A decade ago, federal officials drafted a plan to discourage Medicare Advantage health insurers from overcharging the government by billions of dollars — only to abruptly back off amid an "uproar" ...

To address this, Medicare officials will allow a temporary special enrollment period in 2026. Beneficiaries who choose a plan ...

When Pam McClure learned she'd save nearly $4,000 on her prescription drugs next year, she said, "it sounded too good to be true." She and her husband are both retired and live on a "very strict" ...

Just 40% of Medicare Advantage (MA) prescription drug plans offered in 2025 achieved a score of four stars or higher, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealed Oct. 10. It is the ...