Is there any way I can get out of paying the $185/month I am told will be taken out of my Social Security for Medicare Part B ...

AARP's Medicare Question and Answer Tool provides you with fast access to the answers you have about how the program works.

A Medigap plan, also known as a Medicare supplement plan, picks up the slack for health care expenses not covered by original Medicare, such as co-payments, deductibles and coinsurance. Read on to ...

Physician and other health professional services should get an annual 1.3% increase in Medicare claims reimbursement, and Congress should set a separate safety-net payment averaging 1.7% more for ...

Part B covers medical care that you receive in a hospital outpatient setting such as an ER, outpatient surgery center or pain ...

When it comes to Medicare, choosing the right plan is essential for ensuring you get the healthcare coverage that best suits ...

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Now my Medicare stress has started, because I have received a notice from CMS saying they do not have record of me having prescription drug coverage that “met Medicare’s minimum standards” from March ...

In its first advisory opinion of the year, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) assessed ...

Welcome to Part 6 of the series, “New to Medicare,” designed to help those who will be going on Medicare Parts A and/or B for ...

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