Turning 65 should feel liberating, a milestone marking decades of hard work finally rewarded with Medicare coverage. Yet for hundreds of thousands of Americans, that birthday becomes the start of a ...

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget has approved changes to the Medicare Provider-Supplier Enrollment Applications and the CMS-8550 application form for ordering and referring items or services ...

Turning 65 brings more than birthday wishes and retirement dreams. It ushers in the complex world of Medicare enrollment, where a single missed form or misunderstood deadline can cost you thousands of ...

Dear Toni: I have a few questions about enrolling in Medicare since I am turning 65 in January: Will my Medicare start automatically in January since I am still working? If I retire when I’m 67, do I ...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN — As the Dec. 7 end of Medicare open enrollment approaches, some seniors may need to take action to retain their current Medicare benefits and avoid future penalties, or simply to ...

Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have long been required to report ownership and managerial control information to Medicare.

Effective January 1, 2026, Medicare providers and suppliers will be subject to a swath of new policies related to enrollment with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). These new policies ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. We’ve all been reading about the problems with Social ...

Older workers changing jobs after 65 face Medicare enrollment pitfalls. Learn about Special Enrollment Periods, avoiding gaps ...

Let’s discuss how to apply online, along with a few problems we are discovering in helping others apply for Medicare at ...