The proposal, expected to begin as early as April 2026, would provide Medicare beneficiaries with up to $500 annually to ...

Many retirees are surprised to learn that Medicare doesn't cover a number of essential healthcare services. You're more ...

As for Essence, the Medicare Advantage provider — which could have sent up its own flares beyond a paper mail notice when it ...

The new options are free, meet federal security standards, and are meant to better protect Medicare information from identity ...

Amy Gleason, acting administrator of the U.S. DOGE Service and strategic advisor to CMS, said 60% of accounts created since the rollout “have all been using one of these modern credentials.” ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government expanded access to telehealth for older adults insured by Medicare.

The weather is getting warmer, and spring break isn't just for teenage and young adult spring breakers. Snowbirds travel too. So if you're going on a big trip, especially somewhere ...

Federal officials sent out email alerts last week about the prevalence of Medicare scams, warning about fraudsters calling out of the blue and asking if you are on the federal health insurance system ...

Federal officials are urging Medicare users in Illinois and Iowa to review their statements for fraud red flags—like double ...

Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also ...

On November 6, when the government was still shut down, I turned in my Medicare enrollment forms signed by my employer to the local Social Security office. I never received anything from Social ...

In the largest Medicare Advantage fraud settlement to date, Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $556 million to settle Justice Department allegations that it billed the government for medical ...