Plan for tiny Medicare payment hike would hurt seniors, some warn

Seniors with Medicare Advantage plans could face benefit cuts and higher costs in 2027 if Trump admin finalizes plans for minuscule payment increase.
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CMS issues final rule closing state Medicaid provider tax 'loophole'

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule Thursday afternoon, clamping down on states’ Medicaid provider taxes. | Restrictions on "a Medicaid financing gimmick” through which ...
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CMS finalizes changes to Medicaid provider tax waiver rules

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Jan. 29 issued a final rule regarding states non-uniform or non-broad-based ...

Medicare Changes in 2026 Every Retiree Needs to Know: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Retirees should brace themselves for both positive and negative changes to Medicare this year.

12 Services Medicare Part B Covers (And 5 It Won’t Pay For)

Medicare Part B covers many essential services, but not everything. Learn the 12 services it pays for and the 5 common costs ...
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Virtual diabetes prevention programs secure Medicare coverage

In the $1.2 trillion budget package signed Tuesday, a little-known healthcare provision was reauthorized that will allow ...

Congress Extends Medicare Telehealth Coverage For Two Years

President Trump signed into law a two-year extension of telehealth services for older adults covered by the Medicare health ...

Medicare is experimenting with having AI review claims, a cost-saving measure that could risk denying needed care

Medicare has launched a six-year pilot program that could eventually transform access to health care for some of the millions ...