Read about Original Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage. Medicare Part D helps cover the cost of prescription medications, and private insurance companies administer these plans. Many Medicare ...

Medigap plans help cover certain costs associated with Original Medicare and may offer additional coverage. Original Medicare does not generally cover healthcare when a person travels outside the ...

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

Wellvana acquired CVS Health's Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organization business in March.

Michael Chernew, PhD, professor of health care policy and director of the Healthcare Markets and Regulation Lab, Harvard ...

Medicare Part B may cover eligible costs if your healthcare team decides to perform this test to help diagnose TB following symptoms. The Part B deductible is $257 in 2025, and once you pay this ...

The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan can help patients spread out the cost of a prescription. Create a brief handout and phone script to explain deductibles and “smoothing.” We’re still in the first ...

At the end of the month, policies that expanded Medicare coverage for telehealth during the pandemic will expire, unless Congress acts to extend them. Extending the policies for several years is a ...

House Republicans on March 8 released a funding bill that would let a 2.8% Medicare physician pay cut move forward. The move has concerned many in healthcare who say cuts could hasten hospital and ...

CMS Innovation Center to terminate four Medicare payment models early, saving $750 million and shifting focus to more viable value-based care approaches.

If you are considering joining the 2 million people in the U.S. taking a prescription weight loss medication such as Ozempic ...

Part B covers DME, including mattresses, required for home use. Medicare will usually cover 80% of the cost of your new mattress, and you’ll need to pay the remaining 20%. You’ll also need to ...