Nearly six million seniors owe extra Medicare premiums called Irmaa, and these charges are set to rise.

Nursing homes are facing major new Medicare cost reporting changes that will require more intense data-collection efforts and enable additional regulatory oversight ...

A key trust fund underpinning Medicare’s hospital benefit will go broke three years earlier than previously expected absent congressional action, threatening benefits for seniors, according to the ...

Many skilled nursing providers will soon be plunged into one of the most significant data submission changes in recent memory, with cost report season getting underway for the majority of providers ...

At the end of January, Medicare users are going to face a major shakeup. Starting February 1, Americans on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. The go-broke dates for Medicare and Social Security’s ...

The Medicare program effectively reduced insulin costs, improved adherence, and increased plan enrollment, benefiting both patients and the federal government. The initiative involved major insulin ...

On September 2, 2025, OIG published the results of an audit that found obvious errors and/or inconsistencies with Medicare requirements in all 122 of the cost reports reviewed (i.e., cost reports for ...

A key goal of the Medicare Advantage program was to promote competition to improve health benefits and lower costs for seniors. However, a new report from KFF reveals that this may not be happening.

In 2026, Medicare participants will pay more for their health care. Part B costs are expected to rise more than 10%. Here's what you can do. The premium for Medicare Part D is different from the Part ...