IRMAA raises Medicare Part B and Part D premiums for higher-income retirees. Learn how IRMAA is calculated, income limits, and how appeals can reduce costs.

CMS has proposed only a modest increase in Medicare Advantage payments for 2027, a move many insurers view as an effective ...

A Medicare Advantage customer with glaucoma discovered that her eye clinic was in-network and out-of-network at the same time.

The U.S. government entered a partial shutdown after Congress failed to fund Homeland Security. Defense and health agencies began orderly closures. Social Security and Medicare remain protected.

Nearly one in four adults over age 50 may have a hidden brain condition tied to sharply higher dementia risk, even without a history of stroke, researchers warn.

Toni: I have been reading your Medicare column, and now I need your Medicare help. I am retiring when I turn 65 in April. I was hospitalized in November of 2025 with a triple bypass surgery.

UNH’s adjusted medical care ratio of 88.9% indicates they are disbursing $0.89 of every premium dollar for medical ...

“A compassionate, nonjudgmental approach to screening for symptoms of depression is recommended as part of the evaluation of ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is updating its nursing home surveyor guidance to emphasize more off-hours ...

The hospital fees for doctor or clinic care can range from $50 to more than $1,000 and often are assessed without warning ...

Despite its name, Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, is not health-care legislation. The purpose of a law that ...

See what a real Social Security-only retirement budget could look like in 2026, as well as whether you could truly live on ...