Changes to Medicare in 2026 may limit coverage for certain services, making it essential for retirees to understand ...

The program may soon provide broader coverage to improve retirees' health.

For millions of retirees and disabled individuals in the U.S., Medicare is the cornerstone of their healthcare coverage.

There's no resolution in sight for the shutdown as the two parties dig in. Medicare funding is built into law, so coverage will still continue. However, some Medicare services will lapse or lose ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. On June 27, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Recent actions from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could help reduce the estimated $1.3 trillion in Medicare Advantage (MA) overpayments projected over the next decade.

Medicare Advantage, a private alternative to traditional Medicare, offers extra benefits and low monthly premiums. However, prior authorizations and claim denials complicate this increasingly popular ...

While finding insurance coverage is always a hassle, Medicare has a vocabulary all its own that can be particularly hard for first-time plan participants to parse. For instance, Medicare Part A covers ...

The history of HCBS demonstrates that its growth is not, in fact, evidence of massive undetected fraud, but rather is based on decades of federal policy response to major demographic change, guided by ...

That’s why I’m deeply concerned about the proposed Medicare Advantage rate for next year. By failing to account for the true cost of providing care, particularly in rural communities, the CMS’s ...