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Modernizing Medicare Advantage for the Next Generation of Seniors

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took constructive steps in its 2027 final rule and rate announcement, particularly on payment integrity and quality measureme...

How Medicare Advantage prior authorization delays care

Medicare Advantage has become one of the most important parts of the American health care system. Designed as a privately administered alternative to traditional Medicare, the prog...

Delays, tech failures abound in CMS' WISeR AI prior auth pilot, documents show

A trove of CMS documents obtained and shared by a privacy nonprofit outline sweeping issues such as delayed approvals, miscommunication and provider frustration.

Little room for stakeholder consensus among potential Medicare Advantage reforms

A survey of 52 experts spanning researchers, the Medicare Advantage industry, patient advocates and policymakers wasn't able to identify a single policy proposal that would be rece...

Five Ways Health Systems are Responding to the Medicare Supplemental Phase Out

Medicare Policy Shouldn’t Be Made in the Shadows

Medicare policy should be transparent and include appropriate notice and stakeholder input. And when a contractor gets it wrong, there should be a clear and rapid way to stop the h...

'Medicare For All' Is Back. Now Comes The Hard Part

FRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2026 — As Americans grow increasingly frustrated with their healthcare system, a proposal that has long been kicked around on the Democratic periphery is showing up...

As MA Denial Rates Rise, Hospitals Are Betting on Traditional Medicare Instead

As Medicare Advantage denial rates climb, health systems are dropping plans and steering patients back to traditional Medicare. Pearl Health CEO Michael Kopko thinks the original M...

Medicare is changing in 2027: 7 things seniors need to know before open enrollment

Medicare beneficiaries may see some significant changes when 2027 arrives, and some of them could hit household budgets harder than expected. Prescription drug deductibles and the...

More Than a Billing Requirement: CMS Turns Medicare Enrollment into a Program-Integrity Tool

Key Updates CMS has proposed a significant expansion of its Medicare provider enrollment and program-integrity authorities through the Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective P...

A new Medicare season begins, but some shifts will arrive in 2027

Open enrollment for Medicare plans begins Thursday and enrollees will face a slew of changes that go into effect in 2027.

Medicare, Medicaid, and Reverification: What Patient Support Programs Need to Know Before January 2027

Today's guest post comes from Bryce Aronson, Director of Business Development at AssistRx. Bryce covers three considerations taking effect in January 2027—the end of Medicare P...

Letter: Medicare changes put kupuna at disadvantage

Many of the elderly population recently received notification from Medicare Advantage, notifying them of premium changes effective January 2027. In itself it is self-explanatory, b...

Next Governor To Face Thorny Choices After California’s Rapid Medicaid Expansion

Medi-Cal, the nation’s largest Medicaid program, was in trouble even before the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Rapid expansion, spiraling costs, and billions in federal funding...

A new Medicare season begins, but some shifts will arrive in 2027

Open enrollment for Medicare plans begins Oct. 15. Here are a few of the biggest changes to know before you enroll.

Medicare Advantage health costs rise 9.6% as plan margins narrow

Benchmark data shows admin discipline held but benefit cost growth is the variable that moved

‘Medicare for All’ Is Back. Now Comes the Hard Part.

Turning an inspirational slogan into law gets gnarly. The post ‘Medicare for All’ Is Back. Now Comes the Hard Part. appeared first on The Good Men Project.

Changes (good and bad) to 2027 Medicare Part D plans

The 2027 Part D and Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug plans became available to the public at medicare.gov on Oct. 1.

‘Medicare for All’ Is Back. Now Comes the Hard Part.

At a time when more than 100 million Americans carry medical debt, it’s easy to get behind a promise of free, or free-ish, no-hassle health care. But turning an inspirational sloga...

Your Medicare Choices Are Shrinking Again. 5 Moves to Make Before Dec. 7

Washington says your Medicare choices look fine, but the typical beneficiary's menu says otherwise.

More than 3 million Medicare Advantage enrollees need to find new plans for 2027 in third year of turmoil

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Fewer health insurance plans. Higher out-of-pocket costs. Skimpier supplemental benefits. This upheaval is what senior citizens will have to contend with...

Hearing Aids, Dental Work and Glasses: 7 Health Costs Medicare Beneficiaries May Still Need to Budget For

Medicare can take a major healthcare expense off a retiree’s shoulders, but enrolling doesn’t mean every medical bill suddenly disappears. Original Medicare has notable gaps,...

Editorial: Get informed on Medicare shifts

Settling in with Medicare is always among the most consequential and even vexing paths that seniors must follow upon reaching age 65. Now changes in federal laws have caused a mamm...

A new Medicare season begins, but some shifts will arrive in 2027

Open enrollment for Medicare plans begins Oct. 15. Here are a few of the biggest changes to know before you enroll.