Original Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: The trade-offs that matter most for 2026

Both plans offer healthcare coverage but differ greatly when it comes to accessing care. Learn how they work, benefits and ...

Private Medicare, Medicaid plans exaggerate in-network mental health options, watchdogs say

Companies running private Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans inaccurately list many mental health professionals as being available to treat the plans’ members, a new federal watchdog report says.

Medicare Update: Open Enrollment Starts This Week Amid Government Shutdown

As the government shutdown remains underway, beneficiaries may be concerned about how this affects open enrollment.

Why Medicare coverage is getting more expensive in Minnesota next year

In Minnesota, the second-largest Medicare Advantage health insurer — Minneapolis-based UCare — announced it was exiting the ...

Florida cancer patient faces health insurance nightmare after mistakenly being declared dead by Social Security

The bureaucratic blunder that has stalled her treatment and forced her family to beg for help during a nationwide government ...

A longer government shutdown could delay Medicaid, Medicare appointments

Doctors, hospitals and other health providers could see delays in Medicare and Medicaid payments during a longer-term ...

Some furloughed workers will return to manage health insurance open enrollment as shutdown drags on

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services says it will temporarily bring all its furloughed employees back to work ...

Social Security, Medicare Are ‘Going to Be Gone,’ Donald Trump Warns

Trump warned at the press conference that if an agreement is not reached with the Democrats, programs like Social Security, ...

Cuts to Medicaid and to insurance subsidies will push ERs past the brink

Eliminating coverage for 33 million residents doesn't cure their ills. They can either be managed inexpensively in doctors’ ...

When does Medicare open enrollment start for 2026? Marketplace health insurance enrollment

Don't miss your open enrollment period. When does Medicare open enrollment start for 2026? Or the Marketplace Health ...

Medicare enrollment opens as study gives Missouri, Kansas below-average scores

In addition, top-ranked states had low Medicare program spending per person, which helped keep costs down for beneficiaries who often are charged a percentage of what Medicare pays. In Kansas, average ...