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It's official: Social Security COLA 2026 is up 2.8%; but Medicare costs could eat most of your raise

The SSA announced a 2.8% COLA increase for 2026, but rising Medicare premiums, up nearly 12%, may offset much of the gain for ...

Trump’s benchmark payment rate increase for insurance companies comes at a cost — here’s the skinny for older adults in the Medicare Advantage plan

That is more than double the rate (2.23%) proposed by the Biden administration in January 2025, which was seen as a budget ...

Medicare Advantage rates are rising for thousands in Upstate NY. Here’s why

The cost of Medicare Advantage for the 76-year-old retiree is going up 70% in 2026 — that’s $21.80 extra a month, the insurer warned in a booklet this month.
Health AffairsOpinion

Medicare’s WISeR Model And The Challenge Of Low-Value Care

For now, the most reasonable stance is watchful waiting: acknowledging the real problems WISeR seeks to address, recognizing ...
The Enterprise Journal

How does Mississippi rate in terms of Medicare performance?

For the past six decades Medicare has been providing coverage to America’s adults aged 65 and older. Today, roughly 1 in 5 ...
AOL

Medicare's allowable rates

“Allowable rate” refers to the maximum rate at which Medicare compensates doctors for their services, regardless of what the provider might otherwise charge. Medicare’s allowable rate may also be ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Medicare Programs Observe an Increase in Participating Physicians Despite Burnout

The AMA is dedicated to reducing physician burnout, a significant part of which is influenced by inflation and recent cuts to ...
Becker's ASC

Where physicians are opting out of Medicare the most

While the number of physicians working with Medicare patients increased between 2013 and 2023, Medicare’s exit rates in rural and underserved areas also increased, according to a recent analysis of ...
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Physician Exits From Medicare Increased in Vulnerable Areas

A Medicare program exit was defined as a 6-month period in which a physician billed no claims for a Medicare beneficiary ...

Fairview access at risk for 33,000 patients in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage

Fairview Health Services is alerting tens of thousands of patients with UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage insurance that they might lose in-network access to doctors and hospitals at one of ...